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Re:Poll: Have you experienced depressive symptoms over the p... by rriepe on Saturday November 14, 2020 @11:07PM (#25098174)
This sounds more like depersonalization. It can be a symptom of cPTSD or schizoid personality disorder (which is sort of like cPTSD-as-personality).
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Re:Poll: Have you experienced depressive symptoms over the p... by wiml on Sunday November 15, 2020 @02:28AM (#25099078)
Not a psych person, but depersonalization can also be a (mostly maladaptive) coping strategy for depression. GP's description sounds like simple depression to me though.
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Re:Poll: Have you experienced depressive symptoms over the p... by rriepe on Sunday November 15, 2020 @11:14AM (#25102245)
I lost years of my life to this stupid idea. GP: You are depersonalized. Get some real help outside of HN.
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