Our immune system goes out of whack and the next thing that happens is we get physically ill. Now we do have something the matter with us. Now we have something to go to the doctor for. Mental health has a stigma attached to it. It is often looked on as a weakness by the folks that have it as well as by their loved ones.
People suffering from depression feel as if they are letting their family down.
Loved ones feel as if they have let you down. This is the greatest cause of shame and shame is the name of the game in depression. Our minds play little games with us and tell us that we should be happy, that we have no reason to be depressed and that there is something lacking in us if we can t overcome it. When we have a huge cut on our body we run to a surgeon to sew it up and make us well again. With depression we need to run to a trained mental health provider and let them help sew up our broken spirit.