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Brain Go BOOM! Author/Survivor: John Cooper or approximately 32,074,000 people, who are depressed in one way or another. I’m no rocket scientist, but this sounds like an epidemic! Which is another term that lends itself to further explanation. Something is considered an epidemic only if deaths are caused by a communicably spreadable disease such as, the flu or Ebola. When the deaths exceed 7.7% of the afflicted population, it is classified as an epidemic by the CDC. So technically I can’t use the word epidemic—how about sizable? When people succumb to depression, again, a treatable illness, most are ashamed. Why does main stream society look at depression any differently than a giant, ruptured brain aneurysm or an amputated leg? I think that most of us are selective with our compassion, similar to our prejudices. In a better world, the compassion and care for someone suffering should not be determined by their diagnosis, just as I believe no one should be judged by their race, color, religion or sexual preference. Unfortunately, there are no definitive solutions for this, but understanding and learning more about others could be a great starting point. Hell, we have numerous research options available to us and I propose we start using our phones, tablets and computers to educate ourselves; so I’m calling you out! Instead of over posting on social media about paying too much for a meal or how your family pet is smarter than everyone else’s, why not make a plan to invest seven minutes a day to research something you have no knowledge on? I challenge you to incorporate this into your daily To Do list. I would also like to see some basic social stigmas change, such as society breaking the habit of loosly using exaggerated psychiatric terms and making ASS-umptions. It may sound like a very large task, but I promise you it’s not. I’m not going to write out an all-encompassing plan for this, but I can suggest how to start: Use the words mental health versus shrink or nuts. During my physical, occupational and speech therapies, my goals were accomplished over longer periods of time with a team approach from the therapists. I have learned how to Page 102 of 167
Brain Go BOOM! Author/Survivor: John Cooper better adapt to my acquired psychological challenges and can proudly say that I’m seeing two, not one, exceptional mental health doctors. One helps me with my high-level cognitive deficits while the other is helping me with my anxiety, depression and increasing my mental flexibility to improve my views, attitudes and reactions to others. Page 103 of 167
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