People who have never been around (or dealt with) acute depression are talking out of their azz.
It is crippling, and debilitating. There is no "pulling yourself up by the boot straps" or "sucking it up".
It is a deep despair and hopelessness and helplessness that cannot be explained.
Anyone who has not had it, that passes judgement on someone who has experienced depression is the lowest scum.
You nailed. And those that say you just need prayer deserved to be consigned to H*** for all eternity. I guess I should have used all upper case for that statement. The sad truth, it's a simple chemical imbalance.
How do they know whether the imbalance is a cause or an effect. Which came first the thoughts or the chemistry. The behavior or the thoughts. It's not as simple as that.
