Re:When You Are Depressed, Make Something
by dprsdmrmn on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:53PM
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Sometimes depression does have a cause. Some long-standing cognitive dissonance. I finally found some relief when I left the religion of my upbringing and embraced agnostic atheism/humanism. Don't let the true fact that depression often seems causeless stop you from making life improvements or searching for hidden burdens.
Re:When You Are Depressed, Make Something
by whenwillitstop on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:51PM
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Because peoples interpretations of the situation are believable enough to call fact. Subjective interpretations are not reality. If you think they are then we dont have much to argue here. I have experienced depression for most of my adult life.
> Quantifying that nothing in someones life (or their past) is causing them sadness
I didn't say sadness, I said depression. They are not the same.
> This charade
Wow.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you've never experienced depression, and don't know anyone with it.
If that should change you'll quickly realize just how mistaken you were, and you'll feel bad for ever saying things like this.
To put it in context: It's like telling someone blind who still has physical eyes "You can see, stop pretending."