Someone told me that depressed people are being selfish?!


Question: Someone told me that depressed people are being selfish!?
Are depressed people being selfish!? Some of them are actually depressed due to some very tough conditions I thought, but what is your take on that opinion!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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people with depression are not selfish, in fact, hating yourself and feeling worthless is a common symptom of depression!.
depression is an illness, a chemical imbalance in the brain!.
anti depressants are prescribed to increase the amount of serotonin in the brain, this makes the person calmer!. psychotherapy is also used together with medication to help the person to cope!.
people with depression are NOT selfish!. a common symptom of depression is also worrying about what people perceive of you and feelings of extreme guilt!.
i hope my answer has helped!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think it really depends on the individual!. A lot of people who are depressed have a chemical imbalance which attributes to the illness!. In that case, I don't think it's selfishness, it would actually be a medical condition that needs treatment and medication!. It's tough to say if it's clinical depression unless the person in question were seen by a doctor!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

First, depression can happen to anyone, whether they've experienced something horrible early in their life or they've been treated like royalty!.
Although it can seem very selfish, it's not!. It's difficult to be depressed because most of the time the person has no idea why they're so sad and upset and most of the time they do take it out on others and that makes them feel worse!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

In a way it is true I will tell you from my Personal expeience: when my Mom died I was fine for a year and after 1 year I started having a big depression, I dont want to go in details what I put my Husban through, I never thought even how he felt when I was like this!. When I am better now I think I ve really Selfish to make him worry som much, but I also think that During this time I was so Sad about Losing my Mommy that I could not think straight!.
Also when my Mom was sick she used drive us mad she turned so selfish sometimes I used to think that that was not my mom!.

My Therapist talled me that I was selfish and it was time for me to start thinking about other people around me, I was even selfsh of letting My Mom go cause I was ready to keep her alive sick that she was rather to let her ret in peace

All this is persona experience and I hope it will help youWww@Answer-Health@Com

That's too broad of a generalization to be true!. Depressed people are just that--depressed!. There's any myriad of reasons why a depressed person is that way!.

If your friend is suggesting that it's selfish to be depressed, it's like your friend is saying that a person suffering from depression should just snap their fingers and cut the crap!.

It's not that easy!Www@Answer-Health@Com

People who do not suffer from depression often think that people who DO suffer from depression can just snap out of it!. They don't understand that their happy/sad switch is broken and their emotions are clinically imbalanced!.
Telling a depressed person to just "snap out of it because you're being selfish" is just as cruel and insensitive as telling someone with a cold to just get well on cue!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

ive been diagnosed with depression! its really offensive when some one says your being selfish its not out fault , things have gone wrong and you just dont know how to deal with it , and people suffer in silience with it so that they dont hurt others by saying what they feel all the time , they think of others all the time ! who ever told you that is a complete *** sorry its jsut really offensive!
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People with depression often have low self esteem and may constantly feel like they are being judged!. They may have trouble making simple decisions, and so actually can be fearful of people so much they lose control, etc!. Lets say you walk in a mall full of people!.!. how many blank stares do you encounter!? Do you feel okay!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

No, they're not being selfish!. If they're faking being depressed to get attention, then, yes, they are!. If you've had a major issue in your life that's understandably upsetting, then, yes, it's ok to be depressed!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Depends on if it's clinical depression or if they're just feeling sorry for themselves!. People have a responsibility to others around them to not inflict their pain on everyone else!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Someone told you wrong!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

sorry to say this but i think your friend has no clue
that is like saying people in a coma are just being lazyWww@Answer-Health@Com





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