Why do you associate ignorance with disagreement? I can't fathom how if I disagree on depression as a disease it makes me stupid?
Pyschology is a lot like organized religion - there are correct ways of "thinking" and most pyschotherapy is just moving the person towards their desired way of thinking, within societal constraints. That said, I disagree with mainstream pyschological understanding of "diseases" like ADD, ADHD, and depression. That doesn't mean that I'm unedcated or have not taken the time to learn. The very fact that depression appears in the DSM adds support to my belief that it is a DISORDER, not a DISEASE. As such, there are
different ways of treating said disorder.
You seem to associate strong conviction with ignorance. If anything, I think conviction INCREASES with knowledge.
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As seen with the addiction, you are capable of changing your mind on matters. To be honest, I don't really see much of a difference on your old view of addicts - you scoff at them - and your current view of depressed people. The difference, however, is that you suffered through computer addiction. Maybe you are even still addicted. In either case, your opinion did a 180 once you discovered what it was really like. As far as your depression was concerned, I'm not certain you were actually clinically depressed. Even if you were, you managed to get out of it without the help of drugs or therapy. Congrats - however, others obviously don't find it so easy.
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And you misunderstood me here, too. My opinion didn't do a 180 at all.. I still think that addicts are failures, and I was ashamed to be one. That doesn't mean I somehow think that addicts are successes, as you'd propose I do with depression.