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then there's nothing wrong with you, because that's not the case.
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People who are really slowed down, whom their functioning is interfered with--
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they're just really unhappy with life--
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have problems that can be helped and do need attention.
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And it is the case that much more moderate forms of depression
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can morph into more serious forms if they're left untreated.
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So, there is this continuum.
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The other things I wanted to comment on that she talks about
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early on in this piece is the fact that she hauls herself up
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and goes through her day, even when she's feeling really, really depressed.
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And there is this characteristic of a lot of depressed people
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that I call the "walking wounded".