(November 9, 2017 at 4:48 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:(November 9, 2017 at 4:38 pm)alpha male Wrote: It's not judgmental to note that people who talk about their depression on the internet are, well, talking about their depression on the internet.
Yes, because depression is, unfortunately, a very common malady affecting millions of people. People who suffer from it, myself included, seek to discuss it with other people, sufferers and non sufferers, alike. The internet allows people to talk to others all over the world and get different cultural perspectives.
I guarantee that the majority of sufferers, myself included, seek out help in the real world too, when they need to.
Agreed. Matilda's OP and hypocrisy on anyone's part surrounding it, deserve criticism. But responding by using mental illness as a way to "throw it back" is totally out of line to say the least.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
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