Originally Posted by Dormouse:
“If you'd asked me to comment on Danny Boy Hatchard's acting skills a year or so back, I'd have said he was a complete talent-vacuum. Talk about learning on the job; he's going to leave EE a formidable actor, and I hope his career takes off from here.
Having had the odd battle with depression, I'll say this to everyone questioning why he doesn't get himself out of this - short answer is he can't.
I'd give myself a high five if I could even make a cup of tea, let alone work.”
It's really astounding that no-one would criticise a cancer patient for not 'getting up and getting on with it' but have no problem saying this about someone with depression.
Why is it so difficult for people to grasp? Mental illnesses are just as serious and debilitating as physical illnesses.
