What's the Difference Between Depression and the Will to Live? 🌞

There are many people discussing depression, but I find very few really understand the subject. Some are treating the symptoms without resolution. Depression is not cured; it's managed.

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Transcript of Video:

Many people don't realise that there is a difference between depression, and the will to live. They are not one and the same, and they can occur independently.

Hey, my name is Jo Roderick.

I don't 'suffer' from depression, because I choose not to. The word suffer implies a helplessness, and we should never confuse our emotions with fact. In some respects, I have found that pop psychology does more harm than good. I never completed my degree, but I have spent over 35 years reading, learning, and dealing with my own issues.

When someone loses the will to live, many people misdiagnose them with depression. The reality is that you do not have to be depressed to have no wish to live. Similarly, a depressed person may have nothing left but his or her will to live.

So why is it important that we make this distinction?

Well, for one; it's not helpful to lump them together. Two, it's often incorrect to assume one is the same as the other. Three, if someone is demonstrating the symptoms of both, then that individual really needs help; urgently. If we truly want to help others, we must first strive to understand.

First, let's get this out of the way: yes, sometimes the two conditions occur together, but not as often as you might imagine. A term ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSOOMGQlpqI