Depression is when you want to try your best but can’t. Laziness is when you don’t want to try and simply don’t.
A good rule of thumb for seeing a psychiatrist is when your symptoms start interfering with your daily life.
In reality, though, it’s impossible to tell whether your daily life is being affected by an illness or by other factors without meeting with you several times and listening to what you have to say.
Unfortunately, many psychiatric clinics simply look at the symptoms, assign a diagnosis to everything, prescribe medication based on those symptoms, and tell you to come back.
Even when it doesn’t qualify as an illness, psychiatric care has become more accessible, so quite a few people seek help for relatively minor concerns.
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People with depression often don’t realize they’re depressed themselves.
People who are simply lazy are aware that they’re being lazy.
I think you’re not depressed—you’re just being lazy.
There’s no reason to deliberately spend time with a woman who sees a psychiatrist.
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If you go to a hospital and get diagnosed, then it’s depression. You won’t get a definite answer by asking here.
If the person asking found out that a male supporter had depression or another mental illness, would you date him? Probably not, right?
Male supporters also probably wouldn’t want to date someone who might be difficult to deal with.
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Depression is an illness.
“Being lazy” is how it may look, or a symptom.
If someone with depression appears to be “lazy,” it’s because of the illness.
If they’re genuinely “lazy,” that’s on them.
Sadly, people who don’t understand depression can only see someone with depression as “lazy.”
For those suffering from depression, nothing is more painful than that.
If you’re thinking, “This is hard. Could something be wrong with my body or mental health?”
please see a doctor as soon as possible.
The right place to go may not necessarily be psychiatry.
Don’t try to diagnose yourself,
and never blame yourself.
Keeping depression bottled up or
forcing yourself to push through will only make things harder.
Treatment is the best option.
Treatments and medications have come a long way,
and with treatment, symptoms can ease and you can feel better.
Going to a psychiatrist may take courage,
but try to think of it as the same as seeing a doctor for a cold.
As for your final question—whether you should date a PJ who sees a psychiatrist:
If dating me seems likely to make her symptoms worse, I wouldn’t date her.
If dating me might help her feel even a little better, I’d be happy to date her.
Of course, this assumes we both have feelings for each other.
—It’s me
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Once a doctor diagnoses you, it becomes depression.
There are plenty of cases where someone thought to be merely lazy turned out to have depression or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Definitions change with the prevailing attitudes of the times.
According to government statistics, the number of people with depression has been steadily rising since the 1990s. That’s because, a few decades ago, the concept of “depression” itself wasn’t widely understood, and people who were unable to function due to emotional distress were simply regarded as “lazy.”
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It’s a question of whether it’s an illness or not. Isn’t the important thing whether the person is suffering?
If you want to judge objectively, you can probably find a depression self-check online.
I don’t think I’d want to date someone who wasn’t seeking treatment even if they had an illness.
Marika
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The clearest difference is whether or not you have a doctor’s diagnosis.
There aren’t any set criteria, so I think it’s best to see a doctor. Even if you’re in treatment, I personally don’t mind as long as it doesn’t become a hassle.
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