My Personal Vampire

Originally posted on The Ravings of a Sick Mind:

In TV commercials for the latest medication, Depression is portrayed as a bathrobe with eyes that jumps onto a woman and makes her sad. In other commercials, we’re told that “depression hurts” while sad-looking actors sit staring out of windows and sigh dramatically. Most people know what depression is and think that they understand it, but the reality is that they know portrayals, stereotypes, and imagining based on their experiences being dep...