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Re:Unselfish People Are More Likely to Wind Up with Depression by knieveltech on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @10:27AM (#15400660)
It can. There is also the issue of being awash in selfish dickheads that have a tendency to turn even the most straightforward attempts to help others into a dumpster fire.
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Re:Unselfish People Are More Likely to Wind Up with Depression by kirse on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @10:38AM (#15400729)
It sounds like the "unselfish" person in this scenario would be dealing with the negative form of pride (self-pity).
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Re:Unselfish People Are More Likely to Wind Up with Depression by 52-6F-62 on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @10:53AM (#15400864)
I'm not sure that's it.

Because the unselfish person in this scenario finds themselves giving, and others wantonly taking advantage of any kindness (theirs, or others'), the empathic sort would probably feel more disheartened by witnessing mistreatment than to notice their own.

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Re:Unselfish People Are More Likely to Wind Up with Depression by knieveltech on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @01:34PM (#15402277)
Nice quote marks. Of course someone would wander in and parse this as a martyr complex. Thank you for illustrating my point so effectively.
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