(April 18, 2016 at 11:29 pm)breadbasketbomb Wrote:(April 18, 2016 at 10:54 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: Is that some sort of joke? Turn on the tv, open a newspaper. See what passes for news, for entertainment, for insight and know that this isn't some sort of bizarre accident. The TV exec hasn't had a nervous breakdown, the editor isn't having some sort of fit; this is what appeals to the vast majority. This is what sells. Look on youtube comments, facebook pages and see how people present themselves when they think noone is watching and when they know everyone is watching.
Observe this and know this knowledge does not mean you're better, more moral or more intelligent. It just means you're slightly more aware until the next time you consume the mind numbing trash that makes your unremarkable existence slightly more palatable.
In short; people aren't respectable people. Never have been, never will be.
Yep. Isolation doesn't slowly erode the mental state at all.
Good luck. With your advanced understanding of how depression works you're going to do great.
I didn't say I was isolating myself, neither did I say I was superior. I was saying that's not how depression works.
(April 18, 2016 at 4:58 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: bold mine
Kettle black.
I believe that you are the one lacking knowledge, or stated another way, you can only speak to how depression effects you and your symptoms. The fact that you believe that "people only act depressed when they are alone or without interaction" only indicates how little you know about depression.
Yeah. In truth I'm not a genius about it. That's just how it works for me actually.
Suffering from depression is not unique to you. It is certainly is not widely understood by laypersons, and a physically healthy looking person can be very stigmatized with bullshit cliche's such as "What is your problem?" and "It's all in your head."
I suffer from it too, especially when it comes to my mom when she has health issues. I beat myself up mentally with all the ifs and buts and will feel guilty no matter what trying to figure out if there is something I could do for her or say to her to help her. But the truth is it is still ultimately up to her.
I would suggest though if you really want help, a professional office/medical setting is a far better place than unregulated internet. But you are not the only one who has a mental illness. It doesn't make you a freak, but it is also not something you should claim as unique to you alone.
