TO: Mary Jackson
RE: Feminism & Depression or WhatHaveYou, Oh My!
Well. I’ll admit that I stumbled on this item following an ad from the BlogFather’s site. Oh. Too much info. But I do have a point…..yadda…yadda….
The point is I’ve not read Mr. Prager’s article…YET. But after reading yours I certainly will.
“Feminism has given women more choices, and perhaps those choices have made us discontented. But that is not a clinical matter. Neither women nor men should call themselves “depressed” when they are in fact sad, lonely, frightened, restless, dissatisfied, or angry. Depression is not a feminist issue.” — Mary Jackson
Perhaps is an understatement. Whether or not it is ‘clinical’ is up to someone like Dr. ‘InstaWife’ Helen to address. And hopefully she will.
Furthermore, most men and/or women wouldn’t know if they were depressed or not. And many of the depressed are so depressed they don’t realize it until a friend asks them in a more than casual manner.
Additionally, the litany of items that you listed all add/contribute to depression, as I understand it. If you’ve got one or more of them and it hangs on like a bad cold, you have a problem. You may not care to recognize that. Indeed, maybe your article is evidence that you have a problem with this yourself, as Mr. Prager seems to have ‘touched a nerve’ with you on this matter.
But, you are right. It is not, by nature, strictly a feminist issue. But you’re making a good case that feminists seem to suffer more from it than most others who are not, e.g., non-meterosexual men.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[If you can't laugh at yourself, you're taking yourself entirely too seriously.]
