<p>I have depression = I have the disease “depression”.
I am depressed= I am sad and having a bad day/week/month/year/whatever. </p>
<p>I don’t really think normal people get the two confused.</p>
<p>I don’t want her to keep it bottled up, but I don’t think it’s a smart idea to say “I HAVE DEPRESSION, WORLD!” and proceed to describe her medication ritual and suicidal thoughts. Yes, it’s her choice, but, really, do we HAVE to know over Facebook? No.</p>
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Agreed.</p>
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Well, sometimes it’s good to be aware of what a person is going through. A few days ago, a deaf girl posted on CC that all of her peers made fun of her for having bad hearing, but she never told anyone that she was actually, biologically, going deaf. They probably would have been more sensitive if they knew what she was going through.</p>