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Re:Ask HN: How can I find something worthwhile to do? by Yawrehto on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @08:29PM (#40981565)
Nope. There's a difference between being sad and being clinically depressed, there's a difference between being distracted and having ADHD, there's a difference between worrying and having OCD, there's a difference between not wanting to eat a particular meal and having anorexia or ARFID.

Please. Having a mental disorder is stigmatized enough already. Please don't play into it by implying it's not real.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I find something worthwhile to do? by meiraleal on Thursday July 18, 2024 @07:35AM (#40994633)
Give us a break.

"Depression is definitely real, and fairly easy to diagnose for"

It is so "easy" to diagnose that a bunch of sad people go around telling others that they are depressed and the world needs to bend to their self-diagnosed "stigmatized" enough "disease". Again. Give us a break.

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