Bugsy hope u don't mind I butt in . Depression is depression. I don't diffirentiate situational from clinical. There are specifiers and criterias that one must have in order to be diagnosed as depressed. Irritability is one of them. And yes a depressed family member will affect an entire family especially if they live together. Imagine seeing a love one sleeping all day not eating not bathing unable to concentrate or answer you? I have read over and over that our WAS are depressed. Now that I have been at this for a while I have to disagree. Their affect maybe be depressed but internally I don't believe so. That makes it very incongruent to me. I think it's something else. They may have some sadness mixed with some euphoria mix with confusion. Sounds more bipolar to me lol.. If a person is truly depressed they wouldn't have an interest with OP or OH (other horse). Since it's my birthday I can Whateves
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. Depression is depression. I don't diffirentiate situational from clinical. There are specifiers and criterias that one must have in order to be diagnosed as depressed. Irritability is one of them. And yes a depressed family member will affect an entire family especially if they live together. Imagine seeing a love one sleeping all day not eating not bathing unable to concentrate or answer you? I have read over and over that our WAS are depressed. Now that I have been at this for a while I have to disagree. Their affect maybe be depressed but internally I don't believe so. That makes it very incongruent to me. I think it's something else. They may have some sadness mixed with some euphoria mix with confusion. Sounds more bipolar to me lol.. If a person is truly depressed they wouldn't have an interest with OP or OH (other horse). Since it's my birthday I can Whateves 
