Depression != sadness.
Sadness is a healthy response to external stimuli. Depression is significantly more than simply deep sadness. Deeply sad people are able to function and care for themselves/family. Depressed people don’t just struggle to be productive in a capitalist society, they struggle to be a functioning human being. It’s not just I don’t want to go do my job. It’s more about fantasizing about how amazing it would be to be dead and not have to worry about failing to do your basic self care routine.
I’m very sorry if someone misrepresented depression for you. If it was to invalidate you, I hope you are able to keep an open mind.
I am quite familiar. I have desired the sweet embrace of death since I was 6. Literally all of my life that I remember. I said deeply sad because it’s more succinct than all that you said. My point is that, that feeling of hopelessness and exhaustion IS A REASONABLE RESPONSE to the world we live in. Or rather, an understandable biological response. It’s not something that should be medicated away, we should change society to avoid that for more people.
Depression != sadness. Sadness is a healthy response to external stimuli. Depression is significantly more than simply deep sadness. Deeply sad people are able to function and care for themselves/family. Depressed people don’t just struggle to be productive in a capitalist society, they struggle to be a functioning human being. It’s not just I don’t want to go do my job. It’s more about fantasizing about how amazing it would be to be dead and not have to worry about failing to do your basic self care routine.
I’m very sorry if someone misrepresented depression for you. If it was to invalidate you, I hope you are able to keep an open mind.
I am quite familiar. I have desired the sweet embrace of death since I was 6. Literally all of my life that I remember. I said deeply sad because it’s more succinct than all that you said. My point is that, that feeling of hopelessness and exhaustion IS A REASONABLE RESPONSE to the world we live in. Or rather, an understandable biological response. It’s not something that should be medicated away, we should change society to avoid that for more people.
Making a lot of assumptions here lol
Depression isn’t just feeling sad, too.