I remember once, I made a flippant comment/joke in front of a colleague; likely something negative about waking up in the morning, or about life in general.

He retorted, sarcastically, something along the lines of "Oh no, I& #39;m alive!"

I don& #39;t remember the details of exactly what was said, or how. But I remember vividly the realisation I came to in that moment...

The realisation that this person has clearly never been depressed. That *some people have never experienced depression*.

Not being depressed--nay, not even *having ever* been depressed--was (and perhaps still is) something so alien to me.

There was a time, when I was literally a young child, that depression didn& #39;t make sense to me... But it amazes me that people make it into their 50s, 60s, without ever knowing what it& #39;s like.

Anyways, there wasn& #39;t really a point to this thread, but I do want to clarify that I don& #39;t have a negative attitude to life; not at all.. mental health is what it is, but it doesn& #39;t impede on principles.