The cartoon below, posted on the Robot Hugs website, nails the misperception some people have about mental illness.
For those lucky enough to be free of mental illness, it can be impossible to understand how the depressed mind works. That leads to a lot of unhelpful advice and opining about how the mentally ill should just get off their asses and stop feeling sorry for themselves.
Maybe this will lead to better understanding.
Thanks for this. It nails it.
Excellent depiction.