This site is probably the best one that I've EVER seen in my travels. It deals with depression by explaining it much better than I've ever heard, with humor and everything. I honestly think everyone should check this out.
Plus: it's really funny too.
In two parts (mostly). I find the explanation in the beginning of part 2 to explain depression best to people who aren't depressed and who might not quite understand the difference between depression and the blues.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.ca...&max-results=5
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.ca...-part-two.html
Quote:
I remember being endlessly entertained by the adventures of my toys. Some days they died repeated, violent deaths, other days they traveled to space or discussed my swim lessons and how I absolutely should be allowed in the deep end of the pool, especially since I was such a talented doggy-paddler.
I didn't understand why it was fun for me, it just was.
But as I grew older, it became harder and harder to access that expansive imaginary space that made my toys fun. I remember looking at them and feeling sort of frustrated and confused that things weren't the same.
I played out all the same story lines that had been fun before, but the meaning had disappeared. Horse's Big Space Adventure transformed into holding a plastic horse in the air, hoping it would somehow be enjoyable for me. Prehistoric Crazy-Bus Death Ride was just smashing a toy bus full of dinosaurs into the wall while feeling sort of bored and unfulfilled. I could no longer connect to my toys in a way that allowed me to participate in the experience.
Depression feels almost exactly like that, except about everything.
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