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Originally Posted by Zhanteimi (Post 2062938)

I just don't get why people are depressed

People are different.

Yeah, I'm figuring that out.

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Originally Posted by Zhanteimi (Post 2062960)

Nah. I've faced my pain. I took a decade, but I did it. You know nothing about the details of my life, fool. I faced my pain, and my wife helped me through her indefatigable, undefeatable love. But even before that, I never had a problem getting out of bed.

I know you’re raising (or raised) a white family in Japan. I’m not going to go any more into that but you have to understand that while you’re throwing your stones I know what you decided to sacrifice and why. You know what I’m talking about.

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Originally Posted by Zhanteimi (Post 2062938)

I'm not trying to gatekeep suffering. I just don't get why people are depressed. My honest reaction is, "Fuck you! Get off your ass! We've all got problems!"

I never say that, but that's what I feel. It's just my natural reaction. I was horribly abused (physically and sexually) as a child, but I still did well in school and made something of myself. I never once lay in bed and felt sorry for myself or wallowed in lack of desire to do anything. I just don't get it.

Shit needs to get done. Motherfucker, get up and do it!

Again, I could be going about this all wrong, but this is my experience and my feelings.

Sorry, just rambling here...you (a person, not anyone specific here) lie in bed in your depression because you have the luxury to do so. You get food. You have shelter. You wish you're dead? Bullshit. Have someone start firing a gun at you, and you'll be weeping for your life to be spared.

You're right in that you have no idea what depression is like or what it's like for people that deal with it on a daily basis. Mostly because you share the same opinion of other people that dont understand it.

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Originally Posted by Key (Post 2062970)

Mostly because you share the same opinion of other people that dont understand it.

Yep. I don't get it at all, but I am, in my asshole way, trying to understand what makes some abuse victims go the depression route and some go the psychopath route. (Other than, "because people are different.")

They have different brain chemistries. It's really that simple.

if only i could tough love my brain chemistry into not being depressed, then i could succeed (because obviously depression is the antonym of success)!

Also on another note, not everybody who deals with depression and anxiety are sitting in bed all day complaining. I go out of the house every day and work my ass off and come home. Most people who deal with this kind of thing are usually trying to be more active to supplement the days where you genuinely cant be ****ed to do anything. I mean yeah my weekends are usually me just sitting alone in my room but those are my days off so see it anyway you want. And honestly some days it is really hard to get out of bed. Sometimes I literally cannot be motivated to do so but I do it. I'm not lazy when it comes to priorities despite my own mental health.