Official Mental Health Thread

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

You have to be nice to people even if you don't like them.

I thought babysitting my three year old cousin was gonna be the last time I had to tell that to someone.

fine

but there’s something profoundly unpleasant about him and others have said so too

[WWWP]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

fine

but there’s something profoundly unpleasant about him and others have said so too

Originally Posted by elphenor

he's greasy for sure

so pm each other about it gossip girls

[Cuthbert]

The last MH thread was locked and we had basically nowhere to post on here for a long time until Lucem made this thread. It'd be good if this one could remain drama free and therefore unlocked.

[Key]

Originally Posted by WWWP

you don't really get to make that choice, it's not something you can ignore. can't imagine the intensity of post-partum depression though, that's an entirely different ballgame.

for me, on my worst days i still make sure my dog is taken care of. he knows when i'm in a bad way though and will lay in bed with me all day if i ask him to. but my struggle with depression and inability to cope with the world for days at a time is certainly a factor in my decision not to breed.

give a better example.

I love this because my cat does the exact same thing. He'll come snuggle and sit with me when its obvious that I'm not doing well. He just knows.

[Exo]

I'd say this flareup was handled well by all so we're all good.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Zhanteimi

I don't know. I'm just trying to understand this since my dear friend is going through depression right now. Not even sure if "going through" is the right terminology.

My instincts are just screaming at me: "yeah, we've all got problems, but that doesn't keep everyone in bed. It's like that scene in Talladega Nights..."



Of course I would never say this to my friend, but I can't how I feel. I guess that's the difference. I choose not to say what I feel. I exercise my willpower of my natural desires. Why can't people with depression exercise their willpower over their desire to stay in bed?

Being depressed is like having part of your mind turned off. Your distress at life becomes so acute that your ability to care is kind of switched off as a survival mechanism so you can be alive without flinging yourself off of a building. Long term depression can mean that becomes permanent so that you feel like a ghost staring at your fading soul desperately trying to figure out how it works before it's gone.

[Key]

Originally Posted by Doug McClasky

Being depressed is like having part of your mind turned off. Your distress at life becomes so acute that your ability to care is kind of switched off as a survival mechanism so you can be alive without flinging yourself off of a building. Long term depression can mean that becomes permanent so that you feel like a ghost staring at your fading soul desperately trying to figure out how it works before it's gone.

This is such a good way to describe it.

[OccultHawk]

long term depression

sigh

[Exo]

[The Batlord]

Lovecraft should have done yoga then.