“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” J. Krishnamurty

"I thought i had mono for a year, but i was just bored." - Wayne

I mean, it can be both

What you gotta ask yourself though: If it is really, that everything just sucks so bad, then why isn't everybody depressed.

I mean, I don't even disagree. Everything indeed does suck so bad. But there's a surprising number of people, that seem to cope with that fact way better than I do.

Turns out, I actually do have depression. If you suspect, that you do too: seek help. It won't change that everything sucks so bad. But I already learned to cope a little better, and I hope you can, too.

When I was a tween my family moved from Connecticut to Florida.

For a long time I was really depressed to the point where they thought I had Mononucleosis or I might need antidepressants.

Turns out I was just hot. It's fucking hot in Florida. I was hot. I just didn't understand why I felt so shitty, because I had never really experienced oppressive Florida heat and humidity.

Sometimes there are actual reasons and feeling depressed isn't coming from inside you.

I recently thought my depression was getting way worse but actually it was just intestinal parasites giving me anemia.

So now I get to experience this shitty world with slightly more energy.

If your environment is totally things that sucketh bigly, your noggin becomes Yugely scrambled and the mind therein disturb-ed. A disturb-ed mind is a depress-ed mind. Hie thee to one who may prescribe and partake of their services. It shall be a balm to a disturb-ed noggin.

Getting on the eightfold path has changed my worldview and mood for the better. True story.

Edit to add: But even before that, just going anti-consumerist gave my mood a healthy boost. When I stopped buying shit, I stopped wanting shit. Felt good.

I was in my 40s when I realized that the thing that gave me severe depression for over 25 years was capitalism. Even as a teenager I could not comprehend why anyone would go to school so they could get a job so they could hopefully pay the bank the rest of their lives so they can mow grass.

I mean…. I still got antidepressants a year ago thinking it was just dopamine burn out. I feel like I have the motivation of my mid 20’s. It’s amazing. I’ve met so many of my neighbors and been to all the bars/breweries/restaurants with them.

Yeah, shit does suck and having financial security is better therapy than therapy.

My brain to me: Sounds like you need a drink buddy.

Me: I dunno, liver, what's your take?

Liver: Fuck it man, take that drink.

lemmy will have you thinking everything sucks though. this is one of the most intense doomer spaces i've ever seen..

There's a few studies that link low self esteem and depression with accurate understanding of the world and oneself. Lookup depressive realism. It's actually mildly depressing!

Incidentally, using high self esteem may also lead to looking down on others, defensiveness, inability to critically analyze oneself, among other things. That's just kinda how it goes when you think highly of yourself...