Originally Posted by
smileyballer
Careful with this line of thinking. Depression is indeed a serious thing, but there's only so much the doctors can do about it. I've been seeing a psychiatrist for 8 years now for OCD and schizotypal personality disorder. Depression is wedged in there some where. But anyways I'm on Luvox and Anaphranil for the OCD and depression, but it only helps so much. You can't generalize people with depression as selfish people. When you're in that hole, there's no escape. I've tried. You try everything that normally makes you happy, you try random acts of kindness, you try just walking and admiring nature, etc. Nothing works sometimes. However when I'm in my darkest hours, I force myself to go through the motions of my life, and be there for my family and friends who care about me. Last summer, my mom (who also suffers from OCD) had a terrible relapse into OCD. It was really bad, and consumed every aspect of her life. She became extremely depressed as well. At the time, I was also in one of my depressed states, but I saw how badly she was suffering and I knew that she needed me. I am in a much better place than I used to be with the OCD, but I'd been through what she was going through, so I knew how to be there and help her. I helped her with everything I could, even though it made my OCD worse in the process. Eventually she got better, but she still struggles with it today.
My main message here is, don't classify all depressed people as selfish. Also, to OP, be there for your boyfriend. Sometimes it's just one person that get's you through the day without succumbing to complete despair