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.
I have so much to prove to myself. I want to be better. I want to be smarter. I want to be more talented. I want to be more efficient. I want to be more creative.