Oh sure, easy peasy… while I would agree that reaching for meds is not the way to handle every little trouble, it’s also true that some emotional problems are not so easily solved, and possibly even unsolvable. Certainly it takes a hell of a lot more than airily and arrogantly advising those who are suffering to “get over it.” Unfortunately, that flippant and callous attitude is common among those who don’t know what it is to live with the malaise of chronic depression. And those who endure it only wind up feeling worse because of the lack of sympathy and support from those around them.
Oh sure, easy peasy… while I would agree that reaching for meds is not the way to handle every little trouble, it’s also true that some emotional problems are not so easily solved, and possibly even unsolvable. Certainly it takes a hell of a lot more than airily and arrogantly advising those who are suffering to “get over it.” Unfortunately, that flippant and callous attitude is common among those who don’t know what it is to live with the malaise of chronic depression. And those who endure it only wind up feeling worse because of the lack of sympathy and support from those around them.