There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, 'There now, hang on, you'll get over it.' Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.
In Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees," the author emphasizes the critical distinction between sadness and depression. Unlike fleeting feelings of sadness that can often be alleviated with time and support, depression is presented as a far more serious and debilitating condition. The comparison to cancer illustrates the gravity of depression, suggesting that it requires more than just casual assurances or time to heal.
This perspective calls for a more compassionate and...
