[mikecane]

Depression is mentioned. As I'm sure everyone else here will say: There is no shame in getting help for that.

[Consultant32452]

Whether or not there is shame in getting help for your depression is cultural. Saying so on a hackernews post doesn't change the reality on the ground for any potential viewer in, for example, Japan or China.

[mkr-hn]

The health care situation in your country matters a lot too. Plenty of people are depressed and too poor to afford treatment.

[judk]

Getting help may mean adjusting location to a less shameful community. With Internet communities and now the beginnings of Internet medical care, this might not even require geographic changes.