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[quote=Anonymous]I understand that Depression is a clinically diagnosed disease.  My father suffered from it, as did my grandfather before him.  My sister suffers from it as does my wife. 
I fear that my 9 year old will also fall victim to it through observation and exposure to her family members.

Regardless, I can not help but feel as if depression is as much of a cop out for laziness and irresponsibility as it is a disease.

My depressed relatives spend an overwhelming majority of their time sleeping and watching TV and blaming their "disease" for their tiredness. In the process somehow I'm left doing all of the work for the entire extended family.

I can't see how anyone - who cares for someone else (as a parent, sibling or child)- could ever afford to be depressed.

I'm a parent and a husband - despite my bad days at work, my lack of confidence in my appearance, my abused childhood, and years of torment and ridicule - I do not feel as if I have the luxury to feel sorry for myself.  Instead I recognize my obligations to my family. Specifically - that they come first. 
How can anyone put their "depression" in front of their loved ones?  I think it's selfish, self-centered and, yes, a cop out.

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