DEPRESSION MYTHS
In his book The Devil You Knew, psychiatrist Ian Hickie debunks five common myths around depression:
Myth 1
YOU NEED TO FIND THE CAUSE
The reality for many people who experience clinical depression is that they may never know how they landed in this ever-deepening black hole. The real goal is not to find the cause but rather to find the ladder out of the hole, as quickly as possible.
Myth 2
THE MAIN SYMPTOM IS SADNESS
Unrelenting and unexplained jet