A compassionate source of information for Christians with depression and those caring for them. This statement misunderstands the disease, depression can have an origin that has nothing to do with the surroundings of the sufferer. Depression may make you feel as if your emotions have been switched off, leaving you less sad than numb and empty.
Bad things can happen to good people.
Denying this hurts the sufferer. So back you go, trying more and more, and still getting nowhere because you cannot pull yourself out of depression by your bootstraps, and you can't fix a medical problem by force of will. Multiply this over several months, and the results can be severe. On top of this, everything is screaming that the world is a horrible place and nothing is worth the effort any more. Acting like a spring bunny is just plain out of the question.