{"id":1685,"date":"2009-03-26T06:14:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T06:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/03\/john-mcmanamy-depression-are-w.html"},"modified":"2009-03-26T06:14:34","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T06:14:34","slug":"john-mcmanamy-depression-are-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/03\/john-mcmanamy-depression-are-w.html","title":{"rendered":"John McManamy: Depression … Are We All Alone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to my friend John McManamy for blogging on my post “Depression: They Just Don’t Get It” last week.<\/a> I like how he answers the question, “Are we all alone in our depression?” <\/strong><\/p>\n

No, not really. Way too many of us, unfortunately, get depressed. Between those with major unipolar depression and those with bipolar depression, not to mention those with depression as a symptom of another illness, we are talking in the neighborhood of one in five Americans who experience major depression over the course of their lifetimes.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So, if your family and friends are deaf to you, all you have to do is reach out a little further. Literally, throw a stone out the window. It is bound to land on someone who has been through depression. You will have someone to talk to. Keep in mind that Bill Styron, cited by Therese, cultivated friendships with fellow depressives Mike Wallace and Art Buchwald.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To get to his entire post, which I think you should read, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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