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Originally Posted by pylon
There is a massive difference between depressed mood, and major depressive disorder/clinical depression. Being sad you didn't get a raise or got turned down by a girl is not a physiological condition. It gets fixed when you get what you want, or something else good happens to offset your mood. Clinical depression, you could win the lottery and still feel miserable. You can't control it. It is a medical condition. I agree you do not have to be suicidal, as there are different levels of clinical depression, but it is typically linked to a chemical imbalance or some type of brain injury/disorder.
Being sad for not getting your way, doesn't necessarily = having clinical depression. And many people seem to think it is.
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No ####, I wasn't insinuating any of what you replied with