Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living....
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Why do people on DS get mad at other member that ask for help or attention? I have seen people get bashed on DS for supposedly being attention seekers. Does that mean that if I myself seek attention when I am in a bad way, I will also be bashed? Come on folks! That is part of what this forum is about! I myself seldom ask for help, but if I ever do need it, I would hope that I would be able to get it without having the label of attention seeker being put on me, as if it is a bad thing. Every one of us from time to time will, and has, needed the attention of others. It is the basic need we have to feel that others might care about how we feel, that makes us seek out attention. This forum is about getting peoples support for problems, sharing methods of treatment, or offering help to others by listening to their problems or by trying to distract them by various means. (My preferred method of distraction is humor.) It is not wrong for us to ask for 'attention'. What would be wrong, is if it got to the point that people were scared to ask for it. So if you need attention and support from me... ask away ! I will always be here to listen to or distract those that need it. And hopefully you people will be here for me when I need a bit of attention as well...
Peace to all on DS HUGS! Linda aka Testycatlady Posted on 05/10/08, 09:05 am |
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vicarious... that is exactly my point. You should be free to post a question or topic without worry of being ridiculed. You should feel free to ask for help without worrying about how people may react. As one person I know once said... This is a support group... Not a fighting ring. We are here to find support and comfort when we need it, and give support when we are able.... The key word being... when we are able...
HUGS! And welcome to DS. 
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