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Why telling someone with depression to cheer up doesn't work

My depression feels like wearing a heavy coat in summer that I can't take off no matter how much everyone tells me to just cheer up.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Depression creates a physiological weight that cannot be alleviated through willpower or positive thinking.

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