Blaming themselves for everything (:28)
Dr. Kenneth Robbins describes the common signs and symptoms of depression and how therapists can help restore lost optimism.
Click the thumbnails below to watch more real stories.
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Out of a Deep Funk
"I was struggling to get through the day"
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Reality Versus Her Emotions
"Little things were a struggle"
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When Hope Is Lost
"Depressed people blame themselves"
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Mulling Over Suicide
"I was sleeping 18 hours just for fun"
( :29 )
Share Your Thoughts
Is your outlook ever skewed by your mood?
Kenneth Robbins, MD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says people with depression are not themselves—literally. They take the blame for things they didn't do wrong and see the world as infinitely bleaker than it really is.
Out of a Deep Funk"I was struggling to get through the day"
Reality Versus Her Emotions"Little things were a struggle"
When Hope Is Lost"Depressed people blame themselves"
Mulling Over Suicide"I was sleeping 18 hours just for fun"