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Ken WhiteIt falls to the survivors of depression to talk to the sufferers — to convince them to ask for help.
https://popehat.substack.com/p/the-weight-of-the-unspoken-word
John Wedoff@Popehat Thank you very much for this.
Shunra@Popehat Thank you, Ken.
Ertain@Popehat Thanking you is what I'm doing.
Oggie@Popehat
Speaking for myself personally, I prefer people who occasionally misstep a joke, but are willing to do the pitch black humor about me, to me, with regards to depressive/dark times and stuff. It helps more than it seems, because it takes me out of myself and lets me laugh and re-encode those memories with something else, instead of just me looping and amplifying the negative.
But almost everyone just..never talks about those dark periods.
Larry Anderson 🕊️@Popehat My brother committed suicide 4 years ago. Thank you for saying this.
Paolo Palombo@Popehat I only got to know you recently through the ‘Serious Trouble’ podcast (which I subscribe to, and love). I would never have guessed that you had struggled with depression. Thanks for writing this. Very well said.
Dr James J TeethThank you for writing that.
No Forbidden Questions@Popehat Thank you for sharing this.
Elizabeth Barrow@Popehat Thank you, I always appreciate your thoughts on this. What you do here is so important.
Dave Wilburn 
@Popehat as someone that has suffered from crippling anxiety, thank you for writing this. This was raw, authentic, and brave.
I'm so glad you're managing this. I appreciate having you around. Life is better with you in it.
Kevin Leecaster@Popehat
It's really hard once it's caused someone to lose everyone that might help though.
It's really hard once it's caused someone to lose everyone that might help though.
George BuddThanks Ken, this was really important to hear. I really appreciate any effort to de stigmatize mental illness and suicide. It’s such a crappy set of diseases.
Erik Sather, MD@Popehat well said Mr White! It’s helpful to know that “you are not alone” because depression lies to you to make you think that you are. I’m glad you are vocal about your experience, I’m glad for podcasts like Depresh Mode that remind me I’m not alone. Thank you, sincerely!
Dweebish@Popehat Your writing on this has been very helpful to me, especially in the difficult times. Thank you for continuing to put yourself out there.
Auferre 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️@Popehat I have appreciated for years your willingness to talk publicly about this. For many of us, this seems like something not to be talked about, something no one else is going through - something shameful and private.
That keeps us from seeking help. I've needed help with it more than once, and I'm glad I found it.
MissPriss 🌈@Popehat I found out about my mother’s suicide at my sister’s therapist’s office. We were there to discuss my father’s suicide. I agree with most of what you said, but I have a hard time agreeing that it is not violence against the family. That is not to say that I won’t think about your perspective, but it’s a hard thought to swallow.
If you’re in distress, please get help. It’s worth it.
Organized T. rex@Popehat As someone who is actively surviving depression, I endorse this message ❤️🩹
mmby@Popehat I've went through it as well and as you say, the difference is night and day
the most nefarious thing about it in my opinion was that it made me identify with it - that is the big lie you wrote so eloquently about. depression was the intruder, the rest of me was what is real