«Cada uno tiene sus problemas», se entiende dicho por alguien que te quier. Familiar o amigo.
M over los dedos sobre las teclas es un esfuerzo enorme y sólo deseo una cosa… ser bendecido por el sueño y volver a ser nada. Nunca tener que volver a hacer un esfuerzo semejante.
Si alguien tienen un cancer, la noticia corre por el pueblo y un automático sentido de cercanía y bondad se dirige hacia la persona enferma. Si alguien tiene un ELA, Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrofia. Pocas enfermedades cabe imaginar más duras de padecer… La propia enfermedad de Huntington, donde vas perdiendo el control de tu cuerpo -si hasta los órganos que controlan la reacción de tu respiración- en los lugares más pobres -es el conocido antaño como baile de San Vito- son abandonados a su suerte, o no, el potencial de amor de una madre puede ser absolutamente ilimitado.
Son raras las enfermedades que cuya responsabilidad se achaque al paciente y se le convierta en el causante VOLUNTARIO de su propia enfermedad. La depresión es una de ellas: «No sales de casa, no paseas, no haces una vida sana»… La depresión es una enfermedad que tiene distintas características y distintos niveles.

Hasta hace muy poco, no supe que la «Melancolía» es un grado -elevado- de la depresión. Al final del camino -si se llega- suele estar lo que se denomina «Depresión Mayor.»
La Mayo Clinic, una de las más prestigiosas del mundo, define depresión de la siguiente manera:
«La depresión es un desorden del estado de ánimo que causa una sensación persistente de tristeza y pérdida de interés. Se la llama también desorden depresivo mayor o depresión clínica; afecta como te sientes, como piensas, como actúas y puede derivar a un serie de problemas emocionales y físicos, incluido el pensamiento de que la vida no merece la pena ser vivida».
Más que con la relación de tristeza, la depresión no es una debilidad y no puedes esllar por su causa. La depresión puede requerir un tratamiento largo -yo llevo más de 20 años- pero no conviene resignarse. La mayor parte de las personas con depresión se sienten mejor con medicación, tratamiento.
Para mi, lo más duro creo que es el silencio… bueno, no el silencio que me encanta. El espaciamiento de las conversaciones, lo escueto que se vuelven cuando suceden. La diáspora de los amigos, de las risas, de las bromas,. Incluso el silencio de tu mejor amiga. +Claro que todo el mundo tiene una depresión de vez en cuando. Y entonces aparece es amigo que NO estaba y está. O aquel famoso día de coincidencias que a ti no te coincidió.
Popova menciona el libro de William Styron (11 de Junio, 1915-1 de Noviembre, 2006) Darkness Visible (public library) — como una de las más llamativas descripciones y “memorias” de una depresión.
“Cuando fui consciente por primera vez de que había sido golpeada por la enfermedad, sentí la necesidad, entre otras cosas, la necesidad de levantar una enorme protesta contra la palabra «depresión». Depresión, la mayoría saben, solía denominarse «melancholia», una palabra que aparece en inglés tan pronto como en el año 1303 y parece ser consciente de sus matices patológicos. «Melancholia» todavía parece ser una palabra mucho más apta y evocadora de las formas más negras de la enfermedad, pero fue usurpada por un sustantivo con una tonalidad suave y carente de cualquier presencia rigurosa o dogmativa, utilizado indistintamente para describir un declive económico o un bache en la tierra, una verdadera cobardía para una palabra aplicada para denominar una enfermedad tan importante. […] un sustantivo descriptivo para una enfermedad tan terrible y salvaje. Sin embargo, durante más de setenta y cinco años la palabra se ha deslizado inicuamente a través del lenguaje como una babosa, dejar poco rastro de su Malevolencia intrínseca y la prevención, por su misma insipidez, un conocimiento general sobre la terrible intensidad de la enfermedad fuera de contro.
Como no doy para más, os dejo la lista de algunas que sufrieron la enfermedad. A algunos de ellos les debemos más que el desprecio. Solo quisiera decir una cosa…. la depresión es UN ENFERMEDAD, enfadarse o distanciarse de quien la padece, no sólo la agrava, sino que aparta de uno la violetas más firmes, sutiles y perfumadas que el ser humano pueda aportar a su tiempo. Se que es difícil de admitir, paso una lista de Wikipedia sin tocar…. quizá algún nombre os llame la atención aunque esté en inglés.
- Alan Alda, American actor and author[5]
- Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut, the second man to set foot on the moon[6]
- Woody Allen, American film director and comedian[7][8]
- Claus von Amsberg, German diplomat and husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands[9]
- Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer[10]
- Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator and film director[11]
- Malcolm Arnold, British composer[12]
- Richard Ashcroft, English singer-songwriter[13][14]
- Isaac Asimov, American author and professor[15]
- Julian Assange, Australian publisher and editor (WikiLeaks)[16]
B[edit]
- Parveen Babi, Bollywood actress.[17]
- Alec Baldwin, American actor[18]
- Christian Bale, British actor[19]
- Maria Bamford, Comedienne and voice-over actress[20][21]
- David Banner, American hip hop artist[22][23]
- Charles Baudelaire, French poet[24]
- Amanda Beard, American Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist[25]
- Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director[26]
- Halle Berry, American actress.[27]
- Beyoncé, American singer[28]
- William Blake, British poet and painter[29]
- David Bohm, British quantum physicist[30]
- Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher[31]
- Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician and former Prime Minister of Norway[32]
- Jon Bon Jovi, American rock singer and songwriter[33][34]
- Nathaniel Borenstein, American computer scientist[35]
- Lorraine Bracco, American actress[36]
- Terry Bradshaw, American football player,[37] Football Analyst, Sports Anchor
- Wayne Brady, American comedian[38]
- Zach Braff, American actor[39]
- Frank Bruno, British boxer[40]
- Art Buchwald, humorist[41]
- Joe Budden, American hip hop artist[42]
- Delta Burke, American actress[43]
- Robert Burton British academic, (author of The Anatomy of Melancholy)[44]
- Barbara Bush First Lady of the United States 1989–93 and Second Lady 1981–1989.[45]
C[edit]
- Beverley Callard, British television actress, Coronation Street[46]
- Anthony Callea, Australian pop singer[47]
- Alastair Campbell, British journalist and political aide[48]
- Anna-Varney Cantodea, musician[49]
- Truman Capote, American writer known for Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood.[50]
- Drew Carey, American comedian and actor[51]
- Clarke Carlisle, English professional footballer[52]
- Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian[53]
- Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter[54]
- Johnny Carson, American television presenter.[55]
- Helena Bonham Carter, British actress[56][57]
- Dick Cavett, American talk show host[58]
- Raymond Chandler, writer of detective fiction[59]
- Iris Chang, Chinese American writer and historian[60]
- Ray Charles, African-American singer[61][62]
- David Chase, American writer, director and producer[63]
- Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator and Governor of Florida[32]
- Melanie Chisholm, English pop singer-songwriter[64]
- Agatha Christie, English crime writer[65]
- Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister[66]
- Eric Clapton, English musician[67]
- Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana)[68]
- Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter[69]
- Stan Collymore, British footballer[70]
- Joseph Conrad, Polish writer[71]
- Catherine Cookson, English novelist[72]
- Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States.[73]
- Billy Corgan, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)[74]
- Jeb Corliss, American professional skydiver and BASE jumper[75]
- Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave)[76]
- Courteney Cox, American actress[77]
- Bryan Cranston American actor, voice actor, writer & director
- Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter[78]
- Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer)[79]
- Ian Curtis, English musician (lead singer of Joy Division)[80]
- Louis C.K., American comedian[81]
D[edit]
- Roméo Dallaire, Canadian general, senator and humanitarian[82]
- Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor[83]
- Charles Darwin, British naturalist[84]
- Larry David, American actor, writer, comedian and producer[85]
- Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn[86]
- Osamu Dazai, Japanese author [87]
- Edgar Degas, French painter[88]
- Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian and talk show host[89]
- John Denver, American musician[90]
- Johnny Depp, American Actor[91]
- Diana, Princess of Wales[92]
- Charles Dickens, British writer[29]
- Barry Dickens, Australian novelist and playwright; wrote a memoir about his battle with depression[93][94]
- Emily Dickinson, American poet[2][95]
- Monty Don, English television presenter, writer and speaker on horticulture[96]
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist[97]
- Graeme Dott, Scottish professional snooker player[98]
- Nick Drake, British musician[99]
- Doug Duncan, American politician, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland in the 2006 elections[32]
- Kirsten Dunst, American-German actress[100]
- Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, poet and artist[101]
E[edit]
- Thomas Eagleton, American U.S. Senator from Missouri[102]
- Blake Edwards, American film director, screenwriter and producer[103]
- Richey Edwards, guitarist and lyricist (Manic Street Preachers)[104]
- James Ellroy, American crime writer[105]
- Eminem, American rapper[106]
- Robert Enke, German football player[107]
F[edit]
- Chris Farley, American actor and comedian[108]
- William Faulkner, American author[109]
- Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American talk show host[110]
- Paul Feyerabend, Austrian philosopher of science[111]
- Lupe Fiasco, American rapper[112]
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author[113]
- Harrison Ford, American actor[114]
- C. B. Forgotston, Louisiana lawyer and state government watchdog[115]
- Michel Foucault, French philosopher[116]
- Stephen Fry, English comedian, actor and writer[117]
- Vic Fuentes, singer and guitarist for Pierce the Veil[118]
G[edit]
- Peter Gabriel, British singer and band member of Genesis[119]
- Geoff Gallop, Australian politician[120]
- Romain Gary, French-Lithuanian-Polish novelist and diplomat[121]
- Gaston Gaudio, Tennis player and 2004 French Open champion[122]
- Paul Gauguin, French painter[123]
- Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer, diagnosed after murdering his wife, her lover, and his own son[124]
- Paul Getty, British philanthropist[125]
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor[126]
- Tipper Gore, Former Second Lady of the United States[113]
- Francisco de Goya, Spanish painter[127]
- Spalding Gray, American actor and writer[128]
- Graham Greene, British writer[129]
- Zack Greinke, American MLB pitcher[130]
- Ken Griffey Jr., American MLB player[131]
- Eddie Griffin, American NBA Player[132]
H[edit]
- Jon Hamm, American actor[133]
- Tony Hancock, English actor and comedian[134]
- Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter and actor [135]
- Andrew Hansen, Australian comedian (part of The Chaser team)[136]
- Johann Hari, British journalist[137]
- Herbert Hart, British philosopher[138]
- Elizabeth Hartman, American actress[139]
- Anne Hathaway, American actress[140]
- Friedrich August Hayek, Austrian economist[141]
- Ernest Hemingway, American writer[29]
- Margaux Hemingway, American actress; granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway[142]
- Bill Hicks, American comedian and musician[143]
- Audrey Hepburn, British actress[144]
- Geoffrey Hill, English poet[145]
- John Hinckley, Jr., American would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan[146]
- Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish songwriter and keyboardist of Nightwish[147]
- Sir Anthony Hopkins, British actor[148]
- Vladimir Horowitz, American pianist and composer[149]
- Frankie Howerd OBE, British comedian[150]
- Michael Hutchence, Australian singer–songwriter[151]
- Sir Julian Huxley, British biologist, author and administrator[152]
I[edit]
- Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter[153]
- Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter, actress and model.[154]
- Jack Irons, American musician, drummer for the bands Eleven, Pearl Jam, and Red Hot Chili Peppers[155]
- Ashton Irwin, Australian musician, drummer for 5 Seconds of Summer[156]
J[edit]
- Janet Jackson, American singer[157]
- Henry James, American writer[158]
- William James, American philosopher and psychologist[159]
- Richard Jeni, American comedian and actor[160]
- Billy Joel, American musician[161]
- Daniel Johns, Australian musician[162]
- Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer, biographer, essayist and poet[163]
- Daniel Johnston, American musician[164]
- Angelina Jolie, American actress[165]
- Bruce Jones, English Television actor Coronation Street .[166]
- Kevan Jones, Labour Party MP for North Durham[167]
- Ashley Judd, American actress[168]
- Jung Da Bin, Korean actress[169]
K[edit]
- Franz Kafka, Czech writer[170]
- Antonie Kamerling, Dutch actor[171]
- Sarah Kane, British playwright[172]
- Hamid Karzai, Afghan President[173]
- Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter[174]
- Susanna Kaysen, American writer[175]
- John Keats, British poet[176]
- Kid Cudi, American hip hop artist[177]
- Kool Keith, American hip hop artist[178]
- Jack Kerouac, American poet[179]
- Marian Keyes, Irish writer[180]
- Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter[181]
- Anthony Kiedis, American musician, lead singer for funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.[182]
- Stephen King, American author [183]
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter[184]
- Anne Kirkbride, English television actress Coronation Street[185]
- John Kirwan, New Zealand rugby player, former All Black, currently coach of Japan national rugby team.[186]
- Joey Kramer, American musician (Aerosmith)[187]
- Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director[188]
L[edit]
- Alan Ladd, American actor[189]
- Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and actress [190]
- Kendrick Lamar, American hip hop artist[191]
- Michael Landsberg, Canadian sportscaster[192]
- Hugh Laurie, British actor[193]
- Denis Lawson, British actor[194]
- Jenny Lawson, American author and blogger[195]
- John Lennon, MBE, British singer-songwriter[196]
- Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer[197]
- David Letterman, American comedian and television presenter[198]
- Lee Joon-gi, Korean actor[199]
- Meriwether Lewis, American explorer[200]
- Richard Lewis, American comedian and actor[201]
- Gary Lightbody, Northern Irish singer of Snow Patrol[202]
- Lil’ Chris, English singer-songwriter[203]
- Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 16th President of the United States[204]
- Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States[205]
- Heather Locklear, American actress[206]
- Oscar Lopez, Chilean-Canadian folk guitarist[207]
- Demi Lovato, American singer and actress[208]
- Courtney Love, American singer and actress (Hole)[209]
M[edit]
- Claudio Magris, Italian writer[210]
- Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer[211]
- Rafe Mair, Canadian broadcaster and cabinet minister[212]
- Shirley Manson, Scottish singer of Garbage[213]
- John Marsden, Australian novelist and educator known for the Tomorrow series.[214][215]
- Heather Matarazzo, American actress[216]
- Henri Matisse, French painter[217]
- Guy de Maupassant, French writer[218]
- Brian May, British guitarist[219]
- Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian writer and poet[220]
- Garry McDonald, Australian actor known for Mother and Son and The Norman Gunston Show[221][222]
- Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor[223]
- Herman Melville, American writer[224]
- Paul Merton, English comedian[225]
- Charlotte Mew, British poet[226]
- Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor[227]
- John Stuart Mill, British political philosopher[228]
- Spike Milligan, Irish comedian and writer[229]
- Kylie Minogue, Australian singer[230]
- Joan Miró, Spanish painter[231]
- Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor[232]
- Moby, American DJ and musician [233]
- Marilyn Monroe, American actress and sex symbol[234]
- Alanis Morissette, Canadian musician and songwriter[235]
- Morrissey, British singer and former frontman of The Smiths[236]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer[237]
- Bill Murray, American actor[238]
- Les Murray, Australian poet.[239][240]
N[edit]
- Isaac Newton, British physicist[241]
- Matthew Newton, Australian actor[242]
- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher[29]
O[edit]
- Graeme Obree, British cyclist[243]
- Conan O’Brien, American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer[244]
- Bill Oddie, British comedy performer and naturalist[245]
- Eugene O’Neill, American playwright[246]
- Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (‘father of the atomic bomb’)[247]
- Marie Osmond, American musician[248]
- Ronnie O’Sullivan, English snooker player[249]
- Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor[250]
P[edit]
- Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress[251]
- Dolly Parton, American country singer and actress[252]
- Jenny Pat, Chinese-Japanese Discovery Channel TV personality and famous art dealer[253]
- Aaron Paul American actor
- Ryan Phillippe, American actor[254]
- Deepika Padukone, Bollywood actress [255][256]
- T. Boone Pickens, Jr., American oil tycoon[257]
- János Pilinszky, Hungarian poet[258]
- Brad Pitt, American actor[259]
- Sylvia Plath, American writer[29]
- Edgar Allan Poe, American poet and writer[29]
- Jackson Pollock, American painter[260]
- Charley Pride, American country music singer.[261]
- Bill Pulsipher, American baseball player[262]
R[edit]
- Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer and pianist[263]
- Charlotte Rampling, English actress[264]
- Ayn Rand, Russian-American novelist and philosopher[265]
- Trent Reznor, American musician[266]
- Christina Ricci, American actress[113]
- Anne Rice, American writer[267]
- Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet[268]
- John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist[269]
- Mark Rothko, American painter[270]
- Hans Rott, Austrian composer[271]
- Ronda Rousey, female UFC fighter [272]
- Jessica Rowe, Australian journalist and television presenter[273][274]
- J. K. Rowling, British writer[275][276]
- Winona Ryder, American actress[277]
S[edit]
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French author of The Little Prince[278]
- J. D. Salinger, American author of The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey[279]
- Jim Salinger, New Zealand climate change scientist[280]
- Frankie Sandford, English Pop singer[281]
- Siegfried Sassoon, British poet and soldier[282]
- Terry Sawchuk, Canadian goaltender[283]
- Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist [113]
- Robert Schumann, German composer[284]
- Jean Seberg, American actress[285]
- Hubert Selby, Jr., American writer[286]
- Brian Sewell, English art critic[287]
- Anne Sexton, American poet[288]
- Amanda Seyfried, actress[289]
- Brooke Shields, American actress[290]
- Sarah Silverman, American comedian[291]
- Elliott Smith, American musician[292]
- Brittany Snow, American actress[293]
- Andrew Solomon, American author[294]
- Britney Spears, American pop singer[295]
- Rick Springfield, Australian singer-songwriter[296]
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter[297]
- Charles Spurgeon, Reformed Baptist Preacher[298]
- Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer of My Dying Bride[299]
- Nicolas de Staël, French painter of Russian origin[300]
- Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains, Mad Season)[301]
- Vivian Stanshall, British humourist and musician (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band)[302]
- Peter Steele, American musician[303][304]
- Gwen Stefani, American pop singer[305]
- Rod Steiger, American actor[306]
- Michael Stipe, American musician, frontman for R.E.M..[307]
- August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter[308]
- William Styron, writer[309]
T[edit]
- Tablo (Daniel Armand Lee), Korean-Canadian hip hop artist (Epik High)[310]
- Amy Tan, American writer[311]
- Catherine Tate, English comedienne and actress[312]
- Corey Taylor, American singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour[313]
- James Taylor, American singer-songwriter[314]
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer[315]
- Emma Thompson, British actress and screenwriter[316][317]
- Uma Thurman, American actress[318]
- T.I., American Rapper[319]
- Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer[320]
- Georg Trakl, Austrian poet[321]
- Marcus Trescothick, England cricketer[322]
- Lars von Trier, Danish film director[323]
- Mark Twain, American writer[29]
- Mike Tyson, American boxer[324]
V[edit]
- Ville Valo – Finnish singer (HIM)[325]
- Vincent van Gogh – Dutch artist[326][327]
- Eddie Vedder – American musician, vocalist of Pearl Jam[328]
- Ned Vizzini – American writer[329]
- Kurt Vonnegut – American author[330]
- Joey Votto – Canadian baseball player[331]
W[edit]
- David Foster Wallace, American writer[332]
- Mike Wallace, American journalist on 60 Minutes[333]
- David Walliams, British actor, writer and comedian[334]
- Evelyn Waugh, British novelist and journalist[335]
- Ruby Wax, American Comedienne[336][337]
- Gerard Way, American singer and comic book writer, frontman of the rock band My Chemical Romance[338]
- Denise Welch, English actress and television presenter[339]
- Jonathon Welch, Australian opera singer and choirmaster for the Choir of Hope and Inspiration (formerly known as The Choir of Hard Knocks)[340]
- Pete Wentz, Bassist and lyricist for rock band Fall Out Boy[341]
- Billy West, American voice artist[342]
- Delonte West, American basketball player[343]
- Jerry West, American basketball player and executive[344]
- Wil Wheaton, American actor and author[345]
- Dan White, American killer of Harvey Milk and George Moscone[346]
- Walt Whitman, American poet[347]
- Kevin Whitrick, British electrical engineer[348]
- Kenneth Williams, British Comedian[349]
- Robbie Williams, British pop singer[350]
- Robin Williams, American comedian and actor[351]
- Tennessee Williams, American playwright[352]
- William Carlos Williams, American poet[353]
- Alan Wilson, American musician (Canned Heat)[354]
- Brian Wilson, American musician (Beach Boys)[355]
- Owen Wilson, American comedian and actor[356]
- Gregory Wilton, Australian politician[357]
- Dean Windass, British football player[358]
- Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host[359]
- Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer[360]
- Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer[361]
- Lewis Wolpert, British developmental biologist, author and broadcaster[362]
- Virginia Woolf, British novelist[363]
- Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer[364]
Y[edit]
- Michael Yardy, England cricketer[365]
- Boris Yeltsin, first President of Russia[366]
- Thom Yorke, English musician, lead singer of Radiohead[367][
Feelings of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness or hopelessness
- Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration, even over small matters
- Loss of interest or pleasure in most or all normal activities, such as sex, hobbies or sports
- Sleep disturbances, including insomnia or sleeping too much
- Tiredness and lack of energy, so even small tasks take extra effort
- Changes in appetite — often reduced appetite and weight loss, but increased cravings for food and weight gain in some people
- Anxiety, agitation or restlessness
- Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements
- Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, fixating on past failures or blaming yourself for things that aren’t your responsibility
- Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things
- Frequent or recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide
- Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches
For many people with depression, symptoms usually are severe enough to cause noticeable problems in day-to-day activities, such as work, school, social activities or relationships with others. Other people may feel generally miserable or unhappy without really knowing why.