Unless you've been at the bottom with no where else to turn, no one to turn to or no one to listen, don't talk to me about selfishness.
Shear desperation with no positive end in sight.
I can understand it.
Problem is, people that are struglling don't see that the next day may be better or that thing usually improve.
The feeling of no where else to turn and that things will only get worse is a feeling of helplessnes and loss.
Edit; sorry if that seemed harsh, depression is very real and affect people in different ways
Couldn't have said any better. not harsh at all. When folks fail to understand what depression is they fail to be a part of the solution. Those that are clinically depress can't just "snap out of it" - or simply "be happy" or "get over it."
One of the things humanity seems to have lost is compassion for their fellow man(or woman) regardless of their own understanding of a disease or station in life.