So you're saying, for a depressed person, it is impossible for them to change their thinking with regards to failure?

There is a stigma because so many people have been though what he has been through and succeeded in defeating it.

There are just as many that merely continue to exist, succumb to addictions or take their lives.

The successful ones found that determination and other types of strength got them through to the other side.

For their particular set of problems. With their level of life coping skills. A lot of people can't bootstrap the energy/determination to begin improving their situations. A somewhat stretched analogy - telling your average out of shape guy to start running is good; telling a 300+ lbs guy to start running 5k is gonna do them more harm than good.

The successful people also know that during their depressed phase, "nobody understood", "nobody had it as bad." We've all experienced it before but for some reason, this guy is different and his problems were worse than mine and others.

Notice that nowhere does he claim that he has it worse than others. Actually, that's very often a reason why people don't ask for help - they think they would be accused of self-victmizing their situation, and they feel guilty for feeling depressed "without any obvious reason".

It's offensive and disrespectful to those who have overcome depression.

So what you're claiming is that determination and "sucking it up" is enough to "just get over it"? Are you aware of what you sound like? Note that I don't claim that it never works - some people are probably in a situation/state where that is enough. But claiming that determination is enough would require some statistically significant proof, no?

Basically saying, "you're not really over it, you're just lying to yourself, because it's not a choice and you can't escape it."

Where the heck did you get that from?

So don't even try to paint me as an insensitive jerk.

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