The depressed person has no idea she's unhappy and hurting
If they have no idea that they are unhappy and hurting, how are they depressed?
Tad
Tad, I'm not quite sure how you understand depression? It's a physical condition (lack of seratonin in the body) which produces specific mental misfunctions. Without the correct chemical flow in the body, the brain literally cannot fire properly, and the depressed person acts more and more erratically.
Because seratonin loss occurs gradually after some traumatic event or illness, the person who is becoming depressed doesn't realize that a change is happening. It's like when you walk into a dark corridor: at first the light from the opening is all around you, then it gradually lessons, and suddenly you realize you can't see your hand in front of you--but you couldn't define a particular point when you went from light to dark. You might think, "Why didn't I notice how dark this corridor was when I first stepped into it?" while the depressed person thinks, "I never noticed before how annoying it is when my spouse does [fill in blank]."
Similarly, the depressed person doesn't understand that the change is in them. They feel numb and don't immediately recognize it as unhappiness, assuming that it's being caused by external issues.
