Now here's one for the "news of the weird." A woman in Canada is diagnosed with major depression. Her doctor says take some time off, relax, get your head on straight, have some fun. So she does, and like anyone nowadays, she posts some pictures on her Facebook page.
Woops! Now her insurance company says she can't receive benefits any more, because the fact that she's smiling in her photos means she isn't depressed any more.
They could be right, of course. But it seems to me that getting a doctor's opinion would be a better route than assuming she's cured because she's smiling in a few photos.
Should she stop posting pictures to her Facebook page because she's depressed? Should she stop smiling--ever--just in case someone sees it and thinks she's cured? Should she post only the photos that show her scowling?
People post photos, and they tend to post the ones that are flattering. Besides, you don't advertise to the world how miserable you are, because it's unpleasant and no one gives a shit.
Seems to me she was following her doctor's advice pretty well, and making some progress toward resocializing. She even went to see the Chippendales. That sounds like one of her girlfriends' ideas: you're depressed? Let's take you to see some buff guys get their clothes off! Heck, if possible, let's get you laid! (No pictures of that, apparently.) She was probably starting to relax a bit.
Till her asshole insurance agent decided to play amateur psychiatrist.
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