He must be suffering, too. She had noted the weary sag of his shoulders, the quivering lips, the tear- filled eyes. Somehow she had never thought of him as hurting- of being capable of understanding how she felt.

Janette Oke
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A common misconception is that people with depression are either incapable of feeling pain or that they cannot discern between real emotions and imaginary ones. This misconception can be traced to the fact that depression brings out some of the more extreme emotions. People with depression may look pale and wan, but they can be just as tearful as any other person on their worst day. They feel the same range of emotions as other people, but sometimes their ability to cope with them feels like an impossible task.

The reason people with depression can appear to be in bad shape is because they are hurting. They are suffering.

Source: Love Comes Softly

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