According to C. Wright Mills, sociological imagination is a practice that takes a detached look at common social patterns from which people draw their ideas. In my case, I did not succumb to general advice because I realized that antidepressants are now widespread and heavily advertised in the US. The experience of the sociological imagination allowed me to relate my situation and social norms and think about them more personally and creatively without resorting to the first behavior pattern that comes across.