Would you be interested in a forum specifically aimed at young women with depression?
Yes, I would
90%
[ 9 ]
No, that is a stupid idea
10%
[ 1 ]
Total Votes : 10
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chepas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand
Support For Young Women With Depression Posted: 10-12-05 20:07pm
Hey,
so i'm 20 years old and have had
depression for about six months now. I
was diagnosed with medium depression
(doesn't feel so damn medium:) for about
two months now. I'm on anti depressant
medication and I go to my councilor once a
week. There is far more to my story but
this post isn't meant to be about me.
I'd like to see how much interest there
would be in me starting a support
thread/forum/topic for young women with
depression. I know this sounds kindof
like an exclusive thing to do and I really
don't mean it in a negative way to women
who are older or younger, not in their
twenties or are men. It's just that i've
noticed a lack of support for this
particluar age group on the internet,
which seems really stupid since
statisticly this group is meant to be one
of the highest effected by depression.
I would really like to know how many
people are interested in this idea, and it
would be great to just talk to some women
my age with similar problems.
Thanks alot. (a yes or a no on the poll
would be fine if you don't want to
comment.)
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Atropos
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 16 Location: California
Posted: 10-12-05 20:59pm
Ask google:
results 1 - 10 of about 26,800 for "women
with depression".
Results 1 - 10 of about 13,200 for "men
with depression"
guys are already ignored when it comes to
mental health issues. Why propagate the
stereotype? Would you allow a "white
women with depression" forum? I don't
think it's good to cater to such a
demographic.
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chepas
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Location: New Zealand
Posted: 10-12-05 21:12pm
atropos
wrote:
ask google:
results 1 - 10 of about 26,800 for "women
with depression".
Results 1 - 10 of about 13,200 for "men
with depression"
guys are already ignored when it comes to
mental health issues. Why propagate
the stereotype? Would you allow a
"white women with depression" forum? I
don't think it's good to cater to such a
demographic.
i hardly call that ignoring the fact that
men also have problems with depression.
However I have looked on the internet for
websites with helpful forums for young
women with depression and haven't been
able to find any. I realise there are
lots of google hits for "women with
depression" but that doesn't mean that
they are good quality forums, that is just
a word hit, and I wasn't just talking
about having it for women, I meant women
in their 20's.
You may not realise but I find it hard to
identify with someone who is is in his
40's and has children, or a girl who is 16
with depression. The only thing we have
in common is depression. I just wanted to
help some young women like me find a place
where they felt comfortable speaking about
their personal problems with women their
own age.
Feel free to create a forum for men with
depression, i'm not ignoring that men also
have depression, i'm just concentrating on
part of the population that seems to be
very commonly effected by depression also.
Anyone who doesn't agree with the forum
(including women in their 20's) can stay
in this forum and be perfectly happy with
that. I however, would like the company
of people I have more in common with.
Including the fact that there are issues
that young women have that men and older
or younger women don't have to deal with
when they have depression.
