If a tree falls in a forest...
A friend of mine was depressed, and no one knew. How can this be? She was angry all the time and disgruntled with almost anything that happened (good or bad). Then she started not answering the door, or the phone - even though she was at home. These things we knew. We didn't know she was depressed, or what caused her to turn into someone we hardly recognized - and in my case, sometimes feared. Well, fear is a strong word, but I'm telling you, she could be pretty darn nasty at times. Now if I were a man (sorry guys), I know what I would most likely chalk this behavior up to...but no, too late in life for that. Too late for that "other" thing too. After about two months of this behavior, with a few good spells in between to throw us off track, I finally started mentioning this friend's uncharacteristic behavior to our other friends...one by one, and on the sly. You see, this depressed ( and angry) friend, is our "unofficial" leader, or rather our