It is very difficult to explain how you feel during a depressed state to someone who doesn't suffer from depression themselves. It drives me batty when I’m told “focus on the positive”, “don’t dwell on it”, “it could be worse”. Depression can be seen as being a selfish illness- where “it’s all about me”. When I’m feeling down all I can think about it my problems, and I don’t always consider the feelings of others as I’m too focused on “my” problems, and “my” feelings, and what “I” need. In hindsight I know this is selfish, but, in the midst of an episode I can’t see this.
I would like to apologize to those around me for being self-centered lately and keeping the focus on myself, sometimes I don’t know I’m doing it.
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