Re:Anthony Bourdain has died
by jcranendonk on Friday June 08, 2018 @11:24AM
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Your own opinions with regards to depression are factually incorrect.
It is much, much more than feeling sad. Please take a look at what it means to be clinically depressed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder
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Re:Anthony Bourdain has died
by lovehashbrowns on Friday June 08, 2018 @12:59PM
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Your impression of how depression works is incredibly harmful, please stop repeating it. It's not a "just feeling sad for x amount of time" and it's not hopelessness. It's very frustrating as someone who is suffering from depression/suicidal thoughts to finally have the courage to talk to someone about this, only to be told to cheer up. Or go outside more! Or whatever.
Your statements just help perpetuate those types of responses.
I may be wrong, but this how I understand it:
Depression is not hopelessness. It is not sadness. It is not unhappiness.
Depression is a chemical state in the brain which leads to lower general emotion levels. Depression is when you feel nothing. Depressed people may self-harm to "feel something".
I'm not sure it helps to describe depression as a chemical state. Happiness and sadness are also "chemical" states.
Re:Anthony Bourdain has died
by nucleardog on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:23PM
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It's helpful in that it's telling what it isn't.
Depression isn't just an error of thought. It's not a lack of understanding about how great your life really is. It's a hardware error causing the software to malfunction.
The majority of those with access to TV who've also seen some American media have likely felt they're missing out on the riches and opportunities that can be had that they're not fortunate to.
Is the definition of mental illness and depression and their treatments and factors the same across cultures?
To me it seems (opinion) that the only constant is... if you feel sad: there's a pill for that.
People in bad situations work hard to get themselves out. It's human pride, it's our nature. People don't just kill themselves. Are those who do "weaker beings" or have bigger struggles than those who haven't?
There's another factor at play here, in my opinion, and it's the medication.