Depression

My friend Uni, has been blogging about sadness and depression a lot lately and it's got me thinking. Depression Sucks. A vast majority of the worlds population suffer from depression and yet hardly anyone ever talks to a doctor. The quote from the site I am reading from states, "Most people with depression never seek help, even though the majority will respond to treatment." That is amazing. What is it with people and not wanting to take prescribed drugs to help cure their depression? Is it better to be sad? Is it better to hurt your family and friends? Is it better to lose your job or spouse? I sometimes feel what can be defined as depressed, but its not all the time. I am lucky to have a very supportive girlfriend who puts up with my bouts of insecurities and helplessness. But even she doesn't know the extent of my sadness and I need to keep it that way. Why? Because she doesn't deserve this crap. I can honestly admit that a lot of my sadness stems from bad decisions made in my youth which I am now paying for. So this forces me to feel completely useless in this life.

So why dont I, and all my talk, seek help for myself? See previous post.