- godblessthebeastinme
- Sex: M
- Data Quality: 1 star
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Depression: 1
- Mania: 0
- Emotional: 2
- Anxiety: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- External Stress: Severe
- Rx
- 33 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
- godblessthebeastinme
- Male, 33 years
- New York, NY
- Primary Condition
- Major Depressive Disorder and 4 more ▼
- First symptom
- Sep 1978
- Diagnosis
- Sep 2001
More About godblessthebeastinme
Bipolar type II depression is debilitating as cancer and often has a higher mortality. The difference is that depression is seen as weakness of character or failure of the will. Observe:
Job interview (cancer):
Interviewer: I see you were out of work for a year. What were you doing?
Applicant: I was fighting non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I was treated with radiation and chemo and have been in remission for two years.
Interviewer: You are so brave.
Job Interview (depression):
Interviewer: I see you were out of work for a year. What were you doing?
Applicant: I was severely depressed. I was briefly hospitalized and then lived with my parents until I got better.
Interviewer: I see you were out of work for a year. What were you doing?
Applicant: I was fighting non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I was treated with radiation and chemo and have been in remission for two years.
Interviewer: You are so brave.
Job Interview (depression):
Interviewer: I see you were out of work for a year. What were you doing?
Applicant: I was severely depressed. I was briefly hospitalized and then lived with my parents until I got better.
[long pause]
Interviewer: We'll keep your resume on file.
Social Situation (cancer):
Attractive Person: So what do you do?
Cancer Survivor: Well, I've been unemployed for the past year.
Attractive Person: Oh.
Cancer Survivor: You see, I've had cancer.
Attractive Person: You are so brave.
Social Situation (depression):
Attractive Person: So what do you do?
Depression: Well, I've been unemployed for the past year.
Attractive Person: Oh.
Depressio: You see, I've been depressed.
Attractive Person: That must be hard. Could you excuse me?
Social Situation (cancer):
Attractive Person: So what do you do?
Cancer Survivor: Well, I've been unemployed for the past year.
Attractive Person: Oh.
Cancer Survivor: You see, I've had cancer.
Attractive Person: You are so brave.
Social Situation (depression):
Attractive Person: So what do you do?
Depression: Well, I've been unemployed for the past year.
Attractive Person: Oh.
Depressio: You see, I've been depressed.
Attractive Person: That must be hard. Could you excuse me?
Depression takes your health and your dignity.