Re:When You Are Depressed, Make Something
by taway_1212 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:01PM
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A lot of these issues can stem from overthinking/staying within your own bauble of thoughts (for example, no job in a developed country can be described as "hell", so if one thinks that, he's clearly too sensitive or too inwardly focused). Making something can help in that it can make someone stop thinking those harmful thoughts.
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Re:When You Are Depressed, Make Something
by nailer on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:39PM
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> no job in a developed country can be described as "hell"
I know it's fashionable to look down on ourselves, but sleep deprivation is used as a torture device. I and many others have been in a position where we had to undergo it in order to pay our rent.
Re:When You Are Depressed, Make Something
by OJFord on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:44PM
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> no job in a developed country can be described as "hell"
Telling a depressed person that they've really no right to be is, however true, certainly not going to help.
Good point. Solutions to the problem include making it not-a-problem anymore.
Re:When You Are Depressed, Make Something
by dspillett on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:10PM
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Or just making it not-a-problem temporarily. Or even just less-of-a-problem temporarily. Enough difference for you to look up from the rut you've been digging yourself into, assess the situation with a clearer head, and start towards a longer term plan to address the cause as well as the symptoms.
Of course a common problem causing recurrent depression is mistaking a short term fix for something more substantial, so people need to be careful to make sure they correctly identify that when it is in danger of happening.