Doodles - if you had mentioned the blackberry, the new car and the bragging about the holiday in your first post, I would have seen more reason for your scepticism.
And I accept that, in the main, you were talking about your husband not all people with depression, but when I mentioned going to art class and choir, your reply said:
"...how come if you are depressed you can 'force' yourself to do things that are nice such as go to choir, art class (wish I had the time or energy to those things) but not the things that arent so nice?"
Of course I read that as being aimed at me and disbelieving me.
And harimos - I have read one or two of your posts on here, and I hope that you have read mine, especially the first one where I am trying to describe my life, so that you can maybe understand how debilitating depression can be. There are other personal accounts on here that say the same thing. Please read them, and try tp see how insensitive, simplistic and downright wrong you were when you said:
"Sorry, but am I the only one who is a bit at the number of people who have 'depression' and cannot cope with work but their 'depression' doesn't extend to holiday and the nice things in life."
As I said to doodles, if you could walk a few miles in my shoes, and feel how I feel, you would not say such things.