Normal person: โYeah so what helped me was working out, losing weight, changing from negative to positive thought loops over the course of months to become a better versi-โ
Average redditor: โOH THANKS FOR FUCKING CURING ME!!!! r/thanksimaretard WOW YOU GAVE ME ADVICE THAT I DONT WANT TO TRY BECAUSE IM STUCK IN THE TOXIC HUG BOX THAT IS r/depression??? YOU THINK THAT TELLING ME TO CHANGE THINGS WILL CHANGE ME???? I NEED INSTANT GRATIFICATION SOLUTIONS NOT THINGS THAT REQUIRE WORK THEREFORE YOU HAVENT CURED ME WHICH IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOT MINE!!! YOU POS YTA I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL RACIST FUCKING NAZI.โ
DinosSuck ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 02:01:52 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Look up the TikTok nurse who suggested people with depression try a balanced diet, exercise, and drinking lots of water. The absolute rage it produced was nothing short of miraculous.
I mean everything causes someone to seethe these days, but I havent seen anyone receive the sort of backlash this nurse did for suggesting people should drink motherfucking water.
Above everything else, people need their pills and need to be assured their victim status is secured and beyond their control. Suggesting they can even mitigate it is tantamount to slapping them in the face.
I have suspicions that getting on a diet and quitting sugar (soda) is so hard for people theyโd rather get angry at the solution than actually try to help themselves
ThisCD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:09:14 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I quit soda and switched to flavored sparkling water, then to a sodastream.
Samezies, did a 12 week challenge thing off of soda at age 15. Felt so great after losing weight I got off soda for a whole year. After that soda doesnโt taste the same, I canโt stand it and would rather drink water at any occasion. I hope I can do that now for other things lol
Same. I gave it up for a challenge and started refrigerating water instead, I just wanted to drink something cold and refreshing.
GTLM94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:11:46 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
La Croix is probably my largest annual luxury expense.
ThisCD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:19:20 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't stand La Croix for some reason. It feels like it's trying to have no flavor, but, if you enjoy it, that's all that matters.
GTLM94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:20:57 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you're actually a pure carbonated water guy? For me, the faint flavors add so much to the food you're eating. I rarely just drink it to drink it, though
VentWorm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:37 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It was the bubbles I craved,
As a bonus, a bottle of Pellegrino on the dining table really makes it look like you have your shit together.
ThisCD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:03 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Kek, speaking of: The blood orange soda is the absolute best.
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sseecj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:22 on February 24, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
iandmlne ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:50:48 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it can get pretty tiring, regular exercise isn't going to get rid of psychotic episodes, square breathing is great and all, but it doesn't change the fact that aliens are replacing the police with shape shifting Androids.
Hey man thatโs schizophrenia.. Iโm criticising the depression and thanksimcured subs where they are literally shutting out any constructive advice to revel in their own farts
Yup. Then they dive deeper and end up giving up their identity for that temporary positive pat on the back from the trans community. "You are 100% trans sis omg yass I was the same as you". The pills and dick chopping comes next and in the end either in the 41% or living a life of misery
Depression is on the rise due to the influx of news and comparison on social media. The only legitimate way to stop it is never visit any social media, including youtube and never checking the news, which also isn't exactly a good way to do it.
Or just get a hobby. You can still be present on social media but you would be surprised at how much will form to that hobby. Iโm not saying be obsessive about it but, as an example, I have been getting more and more into blacksmithing. So now my YouTube view reflect that, my Facebook use has become more deliberate and, as a result, less time is spent on there. I contact who I need to and then Iโm done. No more aimless scrolling waiting for something to trip that dopamine response.
For me, personally, when I have all the time in the world I end up squandering it. When I have a deadline or a goal my work gets done and my hobbies fall into line. My sleeping is better and I feel more fulfilled in every aspect.
Iโm obviously not implying that finding a hobby cures depression but those who feel directionless and upset about it can find satisfaction in a sense of purpose. Social media doesnโt fill that and never will.
I think video games have a narrow facet of use for skill building and can sometimes be useful. Most of the time I think they harbor addiction and detract from the rest of your potential though. I picked up smash Bros melee as a way of improving my ability to learn a skill. Like getting used to losing, frustration, focusing on learning one step at a time. I do actually productive things too but I think for once, my time spent in games has changed my mindset and allowed me to be a better learner
Video games can have some benefits, but they probably shouldn't be your only hobby and they are a shit lifestyle unless you are truly a pro level player.
That being said, there are way healthier and arguably more meaningful hobbies out there.
perifery ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:34:20 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Nah a productive one. The rule of thumb I use is, is there an end product (even, say, your shitty doodles from amateur drawing) or a tangible improvement (like gaining or improving physical capabilities from activities)
Itโs not really caused by the influx of news, news has been around since forever.
Itโs more to do with the constant access to things that make you feel good. Jacking off, Reddit, social media, video games, movies, etc. If youโre always entertained you will never have those peaks in happiness like normal people do.
And being unhealthy. I promise you if there was a gospel (beside the bible) I would preach itโd be that being unhealthy physically affects you mentally. People seriously underestimate greatly the effect of things you put into your body.
This is so true. I started to learn this when my abnormal psych professor said that he would never take on a patient who didn't commit to some sort of regular exercise regimen.
Iโm all for holding new technology accountable for its bullishit side effects but you must remember that for like 99% of human history weโve tried to adapt to the times AND we were shitting in the bush dying from polio.
Well, not having access to news is not what humans did for 99% of history, and basically copping yourself off of the world by not doing things most people do neither.
I mean, your argument is the same anti-vaxxers use. Why vaxinate when humanity didn't do that forever?
Youtube is fine as long as you have an addon installed to block the endless recommendations, home page and trending page. You.can even go as far as blocking comments.
After that you basically cut out all subscriptions you never actively watch or have no added value
I didn't even watch the new Space Product movies, because they're full of so much social justice nonsense. I liked the old ones about as much as the next guy.
Arsspeak ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:51:14 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I watched one of the new installments. It's so predictable it's painful to watch.
There are mountains of research that show that fixing your diet, fixing your sleep, and getting a reasonable amount of exercise vastly improve your mental and emotional health.
But it's actually true. The average Prager U type conservative genuinely doesn't care about race while the average progressive sees everything through the lense of race and "power structures". You can say about conservatives what you want, but at least they judge people by their character, stick to their values and don't see the world as a nihilist power struggle without rules like the left does. If the left wasn't so cynical, amoral and backstabbing, the "cuckservative" worldview wouldn't be so bad. Sadly, the left abuses the good-heartedness of conservatives to further their goals. This makes conservatives naive, but the left evil.
On top of that take up an activity that requires a certain level of discipline. Working out or doing a form of martial arts is really good for the mind and shutting out a lot of the instant gratification and stimulus we abuse for every little bit of dopamine like eating junk food or playing too many video games.
cummy_z ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:10:25 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Weight lifting, writing, and going outside pretty much made my mental illness go away, and I was diagnosed schizophrenic and rapid-cycling bipolar.
That's what people need, you need to work and discipline yourself so that the payout actually feels rewarding and worth it. It turns out having an overstimulating amount of immediate dopamine any time you want can ruin your receptors, who would've thought??
RxCubed ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:50:16 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Getting adequate sun exposure helps a lot too.
Godegev ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:37:31 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Science also concludes that these mostly help with mild depression. Heavy depression won't be cured with some exercise and diet, still helps of course but you will still be depressed.
The problem with modern psychiatry is that it doesnโt distinguish between mild and heavy. It just throws everyone on zombifying medications instead of helping people escape it because the meds make people more submissive and makes the doctors more money.
I have to say, I eat well, have a regular sleep schedule, and exercise 6 days a week and still battle with depression. Although, if for whatever reason I do break my routine it is worse, so things like that definitely do help. I do think it is more nuanced than some of these comments lead on.
Clinical depression is a real thing but the vast majority of depressed people could get better by just eating better, sleeping enough, exercising and going outside.
They don't want a solution - they want to bitch and complain about how things are unfair and ridicule any advice that would actually help them to improve their situation. And they do this because they're too lazy and impatient to stick with anything that won't give them instant results, hence why the incels turn to their chatrooms and the wowthanks-ers turn to drugs.
I had a depressed episode once. I was sleeping too early and waking up too early. Technically it was enough sleep, but my head and body didn't feel right waking up at 5am or earlier. I had two cups of coffee, and I found myself really depressed for no reason at all. I wanted to call everyone on my phone and tell them off and felt like committing suicide. It was strange for me. Normally, I'm fine. Anyway, I decided to go to the mall, and some peppy, upbeat song came on in my car and my head flipped from depressed to manic. I'm normally a contained introvert, so the mania just intended up being a bunch of grandiose thinking I kept in my head. Going out of the mall, I saw an attractive girl going up an escalator and wanted to jump from the down one to that one and start talking to her. I didn't. The space between them was quite far too. Probably wouldn't have made it.
Sometime after that my head went back to normal. I never experienced something like that before or since. Now I understand how some people really might have the chemicals in their heads messed up. Really, though, I think a lot of people suffer from being surrounded by abusive and neglectful assholes.
there's no such thing as a single cure to depression obviously. my point however is that if you don't take care of the basics in your life, the often neglected essentials, you won't be happy regardless of your circumstances or your psychology. living conditions like this are not psychologically healthy.
Crinergy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:56:02 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Good diet, being grateful, sunlight, early to bed early to rise, exercise, mindfulness meditation. Accept where you are right now and stop wanting things you don't have. Could take a whole year to feel "Normal".
Do: eat healthy, get hobbies, meet people, go to church, get married, have kids, accomplish something, have meaning in your life
Don't: sit in bed/in front of a computer all day, watch porn, do drugs, wallow in your misery, talk bad about yourself, screech at anyone who tries to help you, be homosexual
joedude ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:06 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The reason that feminism is so pernicious is that the entire biological make up of women especially is to be raising children in their early 20s. All the late 30s and older women I know who are depressed are childless. I've met a few boomers who are depressed in their 50s and 60s because their family hates them.
For men is a bit more complicated, but similar. You need to have meaning in your life outside of yourself. Children, Religion, a mannerbund, civic participation can all fill that void.
I don't know about a cure so much as an alleviation, but: ~7 hours of sleep/night, 1-2 hours of exercise/week, and a healthy diet with more fruits and vegetables than red meat.
Also, start a hobby - preferably one that gets you to go outside or at least somewhere with fresh air. I started hiking and some woodworking which both get me outside and both have results I can track and/or notice, and it gives me a feeling of accomplishment that healthily boosts my ego.
GTLM94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:04 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
and a healthy diet with more fruits and vegetables than red meat.
Healthy diet and excercise and sleep are number one priority. Then itโll be having good family and friends around, next is realising or developing some life goals and then working toward that purpose. Men need purpose. That means facing and overcoming adversity and achieving something that gives you self validation.
I'll have you know my parents planned on having me and I am not a broken condom baby, thank you very much.
and live on a spec of dust floating in infinite space
...so?
and will be remembered by no one
Right. Because my friends, family, and other loved ones I live for will instantly forget about me once I die. Fuck outta here.
and won't be able to witness anything beyond your inconceivably short lifetime.
Yeah, that's how life and death works. Don't like it? Take it up with God.
Yet you somehow think your life is important?
Damn right I do. It's the only one I have on earth and it's my own to live however I choose.
Not trying to be rude i'm honestly curious how that works.
And I'm not trying to be rude either; it's just that your curiosity stems from the fact that you're a cynic and don't have a good idea of what you're talking about.
Joining the military is actually a good last resort for someone in this scenario. It will either drive you to suicide, or if you're like most people who don't have the balls to go through with that over time you'll just get used to suffering. Eventually you'll realize suffering is only a human concept that is not to be taken seriously. Either way you're cured.
Mizarrk ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:47:39 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't risk my limbs and kill people for Isreal. I did it for free college, no living expenses while I'm in college, the almost six-figures in savings I came out with due to having no living expenses for four years, and the security clearance among other benefits. I would have killed Israelis for those same benefits lmao.
Not taking care of yourself is a symptom, not the cause. You think someone who doesn't care whether they live or die will give a shit about making healthy choices?
it can be either way, usually in a sort of vicious cycle sort of way (start feeling like shit, let go a bit, letting go makes you feel worse, repeat.) and of course it depends on your type of depression. if it's chronic depression for example, or any other type of depression linked to an actual psychological disorder, then no, just taking care of yourself isn't enough, and you're right, it's typically just a symptom, but in many cases of depression it's people's lifestyles that slide them down the slippery slope of getting lazier and lazier and less and less self-respecting until it starts to make them depressed, and then the said vicious cycle sets in
Yes, and you're not accepting the reality of suffering - you're just denying it, by implying that it's "just a human concept that is not to be taken seriously", rather than an essential part of direct human experience. It takes a great deal of suffering to come to that kind of denial.
Yes, experience with suffering leads to realizing it isn't something to worry about. When you get used to and accept the suffering for what it is, it is no longer suffering, it is now simply a subjective experience. For example someone might consider going without food for 10 hours suffering, people who have gone without food for weeks probably wouldn't. Are they just denying their suffering?
The food example is pretty bad, because your hunger decreases significantly the more you're starving.
But if you're asking me whether people being ok in stressful situations deny their suffering - yes, in some ways. They use defense mechanisms. It's hard to be in touch with yourself when you're in a stressful situation. And that is a form of denial. If you were in touch with yourself, if you felt each sensation vividly, you would understand how bad suffering really is.
What you're doing right now is apathy - "I don't care about my own suffering". This creates a number of problems - an inability to take care of yourself (because you block out your emotions and don't feel any sympathy to yourself), cruelty and lack of empathy (because you lack the understanding of suffering), losing any touch with yourself (because that's what you need to come to that conclusion). It's just a bunch of defense mechanisms to protect yourself from suffering and sink deeper into your own delusion of "life isn't that hard" and "suffering isn't that bad".
I meant it in a way as if someone had just had the experience of not eating for weeks and then went back to normal eating for a few weeks before not eating for 10 hours. They likely wouldn't be bothered by the 10 hours at all. A better example would be a toddler crying after stubbing their toe, that's likely the worst pain they've ever felt. An adult would not consider that suffering.
If it works it works, I still see it as accepting suffering rather than not caring about it. It's the only way to accept the reality of this world imo, others have other strategies. In the end nobody knows what this is all for, all we can do is go with it.
Oh, I get it. Resilience is certainly a thing, but it has it's own boundaries and price. I don't think you can get used to suffering fully though. There's always gonna be an analogue of stabbing your toe for a child, looming somewhere in your life.
If it works it works, I still see it as accepting suffering rather than not caring about it. In the end nobody knows what this is all for, all we can do is go with it.
True. I think it's fine, as long as you don't mistake complacency or coping attempt with accepting. When you accept a thing, you're at peace with it. You feel good and calm about it. I doubt you'd feel good and calm about serious suffering, unless you're some kind of super-soldier, lol.
Tcoon14 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:55:39 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You can have a perfect life and still be depressed though
olasbondolas ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 17:34:44 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
no, orange man is causing my depression
StraightEdgeNexus ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 04:46:42 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Bro us millennials had to grow up witnessing 9/11. Sad!
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 22:10:02 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Normal person: โYeah so what helped me was working out, losing weight, changing from negative to positive thought loops over the course of months to become a better versi-โ
Average redditor: โOH THANKS FOR FUCKING CURING ME!!!! r/thanksimaretard WOW YOU GAVE ME ADVICE THAT I DONT WANT TO TRY BECAUSE IM STUCK IN THE TOXIC HUG BOX THAT IS r/depression??? YOU THINK THAT TELLING ME TO CHANGE THINGS WILL CHANGE ME???? I NEED INSTANT GRATIFICATION SOLUTIONS NOT THINGS THAT REQUIRE WORK THEREFORE YOU HAVENT CURED ME WHICH IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOT MINE!!! YOU POS YTA I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL RACIST FUCKING NAZI.โ
DinosSuck ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 02:01:52 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Look up the TikTok nurse who suggested people with depression try a balanced diet, exercise, and drinking lots of water. The absolute rage it produced was nothing short of miraculous.
I mean everything causes someone to seethe these days, but I havent seen anyone receive the sort of backlash this nurse did for suggesting people should drink motherfucking water.
Above everything else, people need their pills and need to be assured their victim status is secured and beyond their control. Suggesting they can even mitigate it is tantamount to slapping them in the face.
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:13:32 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I have suspicions that getting on a diet and quitting sugar (soda) is so hard for people theyโd rather get angry at the solution than actually try to help themselves
ThisCD ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 12:09:14 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I quit soda and switched to flavored sparkling water, then to a sodastream.
It was the bubbles I craved,
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:22:28 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Samezies, did a 12 week challenge thing off of soda at age 15. Felt so great after losing weight I got off soda for a whole year. After that soda doesnโt taste the same, I canโt stand it and would rather drink water at any occasion. I hope I can do that now for other things lol
powermauler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:01 on February 24, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I gave it up for a challenge and started refrigerating water instead, I just wanted to drink something cold and refreshing.
GTLM94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:11:46 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
La Croix is probably my largest annual luxury expense.
ThisCD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:19:20 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't stand La Croix for some reason. It feels like it's trying to have no flavor, but, if you enjoy it, that's all that matters.
GTLM94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:20:57 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Oh you're actually a pure carbonated water guy? For me, the faint flavors add so much to the food you're eating. I rarely just drink it to drink it, though
VentWorm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:24:37 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
As a bonus, a bottle of Pellegrino on the dining table really makes it look like you have your shit together.
ThisCD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:42:03 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Kek, speaking of: The blood orange soda is the absolute best.
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sseecj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:58:22 on February 24, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Coming right up!
No_Thot_Control ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:20:05 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Redditors really hate when you give them practical advice on how to improve themselves.
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:11:48 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Redditors really hate themselves*
iandmlne ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:50:48 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I mean it can get pretty tiring, regular exercise isn't going to get rid of psychotic episodes, square breathing is great and all, but it doesn't change the fact that aliens are replacing the police with shape shifting Androids.
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:29:17 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hey man thatโs schizophrenia.. Iโm criticising the depression and thanksimcured subs where they are literally shutting out any constructive advice to revel in their own farts
FalloutSeeker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:54 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Working out really does change you
SkadoodleSucks ยท 334 points ยท Posted at 15:09:37 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot the quarter ounce of epic weed that they smoke every single day without fail but are not dependent on at all
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 15:15:36 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
good shout
carpathian_florist ยท 62 points ยท Posted at 16:28:48 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I realize itโs just stick figures so Iโm not sure what my deal here is, but I really dig the way this is stylized. Nice work.
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:39:27 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
thanks, it takes a tiny bit more effort than it seems (i have zero artistic talent but i like to think i have decent taste)
itsyaboifranzi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:48:56 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
oh, don't forget the anime titty posters!
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:58:21 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
good shout too
Juan24623 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 16:40:02 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Remember there are no side affects
GeoAnchoa ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 20:59:51 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from curing cancer?
StickyAssTurd ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 21:53:37 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Dude weed is like the cure to everything bro
MiscllaneousShitPost ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:15:33 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I smoked a weed one time, and my autism increased.
ThisCD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:10:27 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I got medical marijuana and it's improved my sociability and depression.
Really makes you think.
SkadoodleSucks ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 04:53:17 on February 24, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm it's almost as if this wasn't directed at you specifically
You are a worthless piece of shit if you need weed for socializing
Dragon_Maister ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 14:28:38 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it is a chemical imbalance.
A chemical imbalance caused by your shitty lifestyle.
BlindBoyProject ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 22:40:10 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
later: Turns on Trans porn.
Im_ShaunRs ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:49:53 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Then they dive deeper and end up giving up their identity for that temporary positive pat on the back from the trans community. "You are 100% trans sis omg yass I was the same as you". The pills and dick chopping comes next and in the end either in the 41% or living a life of misery
Shroudedf8 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:45:57 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Seems pretty fucking bleak, but you aren't wrong.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:09:45 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The gimmick of that sub is that they genuinely donโt want a cure.
GeoAnchoa ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 17:28:34 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
how dare you suggest that my antisocial and poor unhealthy lifestyle choices are to blame for my depression ? Itโs actually a chemical deficiency ..
Zero_the_Unicorn ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 13:42:40 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Depression is on the rise due to the influx of news and comparison on social media. The only legitimate way to stop it is never visit any social media, including youtube and never checking the news, which also isn't exactly a good way to do it.
SafeReturnDoubtful ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 15:27:46 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Or just get a hobby. You can still be present on social media but you would be surprised at how much will form to that hobby. Iโm not saying be obsessive about it but, as an example, I have been getting more and more into blacksmithing. So now my YouTube view reflect that, my Facebook use has become more deliberate and, as a result, less time is spent on there. I contact who I need to and then Iโm done. No more aimless scrolling waiting for something to trip that dopamine response.
For me, personally, when I have all the time in the world I end up squandering it. When I have a deadline or a goal my work gets done and my hobbies fall into line. My sleeping is better and I feel more fulfilled in every aspect.
Iโm obviously not implying that finding a hobby cures depression but those who feel directionless and upset about it can find satisfaction in a sense of purpose. Social media doesnโt fill that and never will.
Zero_the_Unicorn ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 16:18:02 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You mean a hobby like.. videogames? Smoking weed with friends? Consooming movies?
You're literally the opposite of what op is saying
SafeReturnDoubtful ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 16:20:37 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
No, a hobby that is a skill. I used the example of blacksmithing. Something that involves creation and self-improvement.
goemon45 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:01:48 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Shooting range for me. Really takes the edge off.
Zero_the_Unicorn ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:08:15 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You said "hobby". Videogames have self improvement.
But yeah a different kind of hobby could solve it better, just sounded funny.
VertexOfTheCircle ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:10:13 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I think video games have a narrow facet of use for skill building and can sometimes be useful. Most of the time I think they harbor addiction and detract from the rest of your potential though. I picked up smash Bros melee as a way of improving my ability to learn a skill. Like getting used to losing, frustration, focusing on learning one step at a time. I do actually productive things too but I think for once, my time spent in games has changed my mindset and allowed me to be a better learner
Zero_the_Unicorn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:50:00 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Self improvement for teamwork, reaction, hand eye coordination, anger management, and a lot of more things, but often disregarded
Real_Dr_Eder ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:26:30 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Video games can have some benefits, but they probably shouldn't be your only hobby and they are a shit lifestyle unless you are truly a pro level player.
That being said, there are way healthier and arguably more meaningful hobbies out there.
Brawltendo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:01:10 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Playing Melee well is legitimately a skill though
perifery ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 16:34:20 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Nah a productive one. The rule of thumb I use is, is there an end product (even, say, your shitty doodles from amateur drawing) or a tangible improvement (like gaining or improving physical capabilities from activities)
GermanShepherdAMA ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 15:25:35 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs not really caused by the influx of news, news has been around since forever.
Itโs more to do with the constant access to things that make you feel good. Jacking off, Reddit, social media, video games, movies, etc. If youโre always entertained you will never have those peaks in happiness like normal people do.
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:07 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
And being unhealthy. I promise you if there was a gospel (beside the bible) I would preach itโd be that being unhealthy physically affects you mentally. People seriously underestimate greatly the effect of things you put into your body.
Shroudedf8 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:51:13 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
This is so true. I started to learn this when my abnormal psych professor said that he would never take on a patient who didn't commit to some sort of regular exercise regimen.
robfordscrakpipe ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:37:24 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Whats wrong with living the way humans have lived for 99% of history?
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:20:52 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm all for holding new technology accountable for its bullishit side effects but you must remember that for like 99% of human history weโve tried to adapt to the times AND we were shitting in the bush dying from polio.
Zero_the_Unicorn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:44:50 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, not having access to news is not what humans did for 99% of history, and basically copping yourself off of the world by not doing things most people do neither.
I mean, your argument is the same anti-vaxxers use. Why vaxinate when humanity didn't do that forever?
Im_ShaunRs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:11:04 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Youtube is fine as long as you have an addon installed to block the endless recommendations, home page and trending page. You.can even go as far as blocking comments.
After that you basically cut out all subscriptions you never actively watch or have no added value
RadioUnfriendly ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 16:18:11 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even watch the new Space Product movies, because they're full of so much social justice nonsense. I liked the old ones about as much as the next guy.
Arsspeak ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:51:14 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I watched one of the new installments. It's so predictable it's painful to watch.
floev2020 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:29:59 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You forgot the depleted dopamine reserves and inability to form a long lasting mutual sexual relationship due to excessive porn consumption.
EvolvedBlob ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 13:33:04 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Legitimate question: what do you guys think is the "cure" to depression?
california_dying ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 13:36:42 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
There are mountains of research that show that fixing your diet, fixing your sleep, and getting a reasonable amount of exercise vastly improve your mental and emotional health.
SnideBumbling ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 15:30:50 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Avoiding leftist politics is probably also good for mental health.
[deleted] ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 15:54:52 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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TGxRedPlayer ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 16:53:05 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
He'll yeah borther!
Demonrats are the real racists
KuatDriveYards1138 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:36:19 on February 24, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
But it's actually true. The average Prager U type conservative genuinely doesn't care about race while the average progressive sees everything through the lense of race and "power structures". You can say about conservatives what you want, but at least they judge people by their character, stick to their values and don't see the world as a nihilist power struggle without rules like the left does. If the left wasn't so cynical, amoral and backstabbing, the "cuckservative" worldview wouldn't be so bad. Sadly, the left abuses the good-heartedness of conservatives to further their goals. This makes conservatives naive, but the left evil.
MrMcKraut ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:02:30 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
On top of that take up an activity that requires a certain level of discipline. Working out or doing a form of martial arts is really good for the mind and shutting out a lot of the instant gratification and stimulus we abuse for every little bit of dopamine like eating junk food or playing too many video games.
cummy_z ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:10:25 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Weight lifting, writing, and going outside pretty much made my mental illness go away, and I was diagnosed schizophrenic and rapid-cycling bipolar.
MrMcKraut ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:43:43 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
That's what people need, you need to work and discipline yourself so that the payout actually feels rewarding and worth it. It turns out having an overstimulating amount of immediate dopamine any time you want can ruin your receptors, who would've thought??
RxCubed ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:50:16 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Getting adequate sun exposure helps a lot too.
Godegev ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:37:31 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Science also concludes that these mostly help with mild depression. Heavy depression won't be cured with some exercise and diet, still helps of course but you will still be depressed.
california_dying ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:06:39 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The problem with modern psychiatry is that it doesnโt distinguish between mild and heavy. It just throws everyone on zombifying medications instead of helping people escape it because the meds make people more submissive and makes the doctors more money.
TheDude44464 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:49:33 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I have to say, I eat well, have a regular sleep schedule, and exercise 6 days a week and still battle with depression. Although, if for whatever reason I do break my routine it is worse, so things like that definitely do help. I do think it is more nuanced than some of these comments lead on.
Crack_Dangus ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 14:15:43 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Clinical depression is a real thing but the vast majority of depressed people could get better by just eating better, sleeping enough, exercising and going outside.
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 14:59:46 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
yes and the line between these two things are blurred by subreddits like wowthanksimcured
operabass93 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:57:50 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Users of wowthanks remind me a lot of incels.
They don't want a solution - they want to bitch and complain about how things are unfair and ridicule any advice that would actually help them to improve their situation. And they do this because they're too lazy and impatient to stick with anything that won't give them instant results, hence why the incels turn to their chatrooms and the wowthanks-ers turn to drugs.
RadioUnfriendly ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:24:32 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I had a depressed episode once. I was sleeping too early and waking up too early. Technically it was enough sleep, but my head and body didn't feel right waking up at 5am or earlier. I had two cups of coffee, and I found myself really depressed for no reason at all. I wanted to call everyone on my phone and tell them off and felt like committing suicide. It was strange for me. Normally, I'm fine. Anyway, I decided to go to the mall, and some peppy, upbeat song came on in my car and my head flipped from depressed to manic. I'm normally a contained introvert, so the mania just intended up being a bunch of grandiose thinking I kept in my head. Going out of the mall, I saw an attractive girl going up an escalator and wanted to jump from the down one to that one and start talking to her. I didn't. The space between them was quite far too. Probably wouldn't have made it.
Sometime after that my head went back to normal. I never experienced something like that before or since. Now I understand how some people really might have the chemicals in their heads messed up. Really, though, I think a lot of people suffer from being surrounded by abusive and neglectful assholes.
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 13:38:27 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
there's no such thing as a single cure to depression obviously. my point however is that if you don't take care of the basics in your life, the often neglected essentials, you won't be happy regardless of your circumstances or your psychology. living conditions like this are not psychologically healthy.
Crinergy ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 15:56:02 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Fixing your life or suicide
Not joking
Insatiable-Curiosity ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 14:47:19 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Good diet, being grateful, sunlight, early to bed early to rise, exercise, mindfulness meditation. Accept where you are right now and stop wanting things you don't have. Could take a whole year to feel "Normal".
Nomandate ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:54:27 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/02/meditation-found-to-increase-brain-size/
Im_ShaunRs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:43:23 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Living in nature instead of cement
local_restaurants ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:09:25 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
tl;dr get a life
Do: eat healthy, get hobbies, meet people, go to church, get married, have kids, accomplish something, have meaning in your life
Don't: sit in bed/in front of a computer all day, watch porn, do drugs, wallow in your misery, talk bad about yourself, screech at anyone who tries to help you, be homosexual
joedude ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:37:06 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Not being lonely is a good step one
ForgottenMemes ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:41:22 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Have children.
The reason that feminism is so pernicious is that the entire biological make up of women especially is to be raising children in their early 20s. All the late 30s and older women I know who are depressed are childless. I've met a few boomers who are depressed in their 50s and 60s because their family hates them.
For men is a bit more complicated, but similar. You need to have meaning in your life outside of yourself. Children, Religion, a mannerbund, civic participation can all fill that void.
operabass93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:48:13 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know about a cure so much as an alleviation, but: ~7 hours of sleep/night, 1-2 hours of exercise/week, and a healthy diet with more fruits and vegetables than red meat.
Also, start a hobby - preferably one that gets you to go outside or at least somewhere with fresh air. I started hiking and some woodworking which both get me outside and both have results I can track and/or notice, and it gives me a feeling of accomplishment that healthily boosts my ego.
GTLM94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:04 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Wrong
operabass93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:03 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, why?
GTLM94 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:03 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Red meat is the best food, just don't eat garbage alongside it.
AllieImSorry ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:43:50 on February 24, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Cringe and uneducatedpilled.
Imagine not wanting to eat fruits and vegetables with chicken and fish. Post BMI.
2LitreBugattiBieber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:57 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Healthy diet and excercise and sleep are number one priority. Then itโll be having good family and friends around, next is realising or developing some life goals and then working toward that purpose. Men need purpose. That means facing and overcoming adversity and achieving something that gives you self validation.
Iโm certain that this is peak happiness.
PennsylvanianChicken ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:17:56 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Not being an atheist.
Oh_Fortuna ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:35:38 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
this but unironically
operabass93 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:59:20 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I disagree. You can be an atheist, just don't be a neckbeard.
PennsylvanianChicken ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:02 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
wrong
operabass93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:46:42 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
But why?
PennsylvanianChicken ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:20 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
when you're an atheist, whether or not you're cringe about it, you still have nothing to live for.
operabass93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:34:14 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Wrong.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 15:58:36 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
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operabass93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:35:03 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)*
I'll have you know my parents planned on having me and I am not a broken condom baby, thank you very much.
...so?
Right. Because my friends, family, and other loved ones I live for will instantly forget about me once I die. Fuck outta here.
Yeah, that's how life and death works. Don't like it? Take it up with God.
Damn right I do. It's the only one I have on earth and it's my own to live however I choose.
And I'm not trying to be rude either; it's just that your curiosity stems from the fact that you're a cynic and don't have a good idea of what you're talking about.
And for the record, I'm not an atheist.
PennsylvanianChicken ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:14:24 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
r/sandycheekscockvore
operabass93 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:39 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Well, looks like you're done with me.
11111111151111111110 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:40:19 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Atheist bad! Fairytale good!
13_FIFTY ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:00:12 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
PennsylvanianChicken ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:46:06 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
wigger
anti-hypergamist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:43:56 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Probably You: Christianity bad! Islam good!
11111111151111111110 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:00 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Wrong.
local_restaurants ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:06:39 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
how's middle school bro?
Fedor-Gavnyukov ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:23:37 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
how's the mental ward?
REALMcCoy1776 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:09:42 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
iandmlne ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:55:03 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Atheism really isn't the problem, hedonism is.
PennsylvanianChicken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:36 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
imagine thinking atheism and hedonism aren't the same thing
iandmlne ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:39 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Deifying Christ is idolatry, sorry about your golden calf bruh.
PennsylvanianChicken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:55:58 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
u aint making no sense rn fam
iandmlne ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:11 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
That's too bad
Harbinger1917 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:19:30 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
yeah, imagine deifying a deity, how retarded
thatwasdifficult ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:22:24 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
having good friends and family
TransLeftist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:03 on February 25, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Exercise is just as good if not better than getting on antidepressants.
Ubermensch-1 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:24:24 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Be sure to use your spare time to plug that product on social media and encourage others to use it too.
Barry_B_Masterson ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:43:48 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Joining the military is actually a good last resort for someone in this scenario. It will either drive you to suicide, or if you're like most people who don't have the balls to go through with that over time you'll just get used to suffering. Eventually you'll realize suffering is only a human concept that is not to be taken seriously. Either way you're cured.
Mizarrk ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:47:39 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Love getting my legs blown off for israel
Barry_B_Masterson ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:03:58 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't risk my limbs and kill people for Isreal. I did it for free college, no living expenses while I'm in college, the almost six-figures in savings I came out with due to having no living expenses for four years, and the security clearance among other benefits. I would have killed Israelis for those same benefits lmao.
MetaCommando ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:27 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You guys are getting benefits?
13_FIFTY ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:01:18 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
99% of people in the military aren't in infantry and have nothing to do with combat
41stPercentile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:42 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The 1% that are either figure out the racket and get out, or decide they want their cut of the pie and become lifers.
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:16:07 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
or just, you know, take care of yourself
Barry_B_Masterson ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:28:41 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Not taking care of yourself is a symptom, not the cause. You think someone who doesn't care whether they live or die will give a shit about making healthy choices?
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:33:32 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
it can be either way, usually in a sort of vicious cycle sort of way (start feeling like shit, let go a bit, letting go makes you feel worse, repeat.) and of course it depends on your type of depression. if it's chronic depression for example, or any other type of depression linked to an actual psychological disorder, then no, just taking care of yourself isn't enough, and you're right, it's typically just a symptom, but in many cases of depression it's people's lifestyles that slide them down the slippery slope of getting lazier and lazier and less and less self-respecting until it starts to make them depressed, and then the said vicious cycle sets in
KralHeroin ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:07:13 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, but guys here think that they are smarter than everyone else and have shit all figured out better than actual therapists so good luck.
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:26 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
that's not the point at all
hypocrisy-detection ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:11 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs pretty close to what I experienced.
Puzzlitzer ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:34:36 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
It's called denial.
Barry_B_Masterson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:57 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Accepting reality for what it is and accepting the things you cannot change are the opposite of denial.
Puzzlitzer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:03 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and you're not accepting the reality of suffering - you're just denying it, by implying that it's "just a human concept that is not to be taken seriously", rather than an essential part of direct human experience. It takes a great deal of suffering to come to that kind of denial.
Barry_B_Masterson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:50 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, experience with suffering leads to realizing it isn't something to worry about. When you get used to and accept the suffering for what it is, it is no longer suffering, it is now simply a subjective experience. For example someone might consider going without food for 10 hours suffering, people who have gone without food for weeks probably wouldn't. Are they just denying their suffering?
Puzzlitzer ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:32 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
The food example is pretty bad, because your hunger decreases significantly the more you're starving.
But if you're asking me whether people being ok in stressful situations deny their suffering - yes, in some ways. They use defense mechanisms. It's hard to be in touch with yourself when you're in a stressful situation. And that is a form of denial. If you were in touch with yourself, if you felt each sensation vividly, you would understand how bad suffering really is.
What you're doing right now is apathy - "I don't care about my own suffering". This creates a number of problems - an inability to take care of yourself (because you block out your emotions and don't feel any sympathy to yourself), cruelty and lack of empathy (because you lack the understanding of suffering), losing any touch with yourself (because that's what you need to come to that conclusion). It's just a bunch of defense mechanisms to protect yourself from suffering and sink deeper into your own delusion of "life isn't that hard" and "suffering isn't that bad".
Barry_B_Masterson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:32 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I meant it in a way as if someone had just had the experience of not eating for weeks and then went back to normal eating for a few weeks before not eating for 10 hours. They likely wouldn't be bothered by the 10 hours at all. A better example would be a toddler crying after stubbing their toe, that's likely the worst pain they've ever felt. An adult would not consider that suffering.
If it works it works, I still see it as accepting suffering rather than not caring about it. It's the only way to accept the reality of this world imo, others have other strategies. In the end nobody knows what this is all for, all we can do is go with it.
Puzzlitzer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:33 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I get it. Resilience is certainly a thing, but it has it's own boundaries and price. I don't think you can get used to suffering fully though. There's always gonna be an analogue of stabbing your toe for a child, looming somewhere in your life.
True. I think it's fine, as long as you don't mistake complacency or coping attempt with accepting. When you accept a thing, you're at peace with it. You feel good and calm about it. I doubt you'd feel good and calm about serious suffering, unless you're some kind of super-soldier, lol.
Tcoon14 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:55:39 on February 22, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You can have a perfect life and still be depressed though
CorneliusDrake ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:33:06 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Not who this comic is about, though.
Virtuoso---- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:46 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
Consoomer
Pukalo_Reincarnate ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:48:53 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
What do the words on the drink cup and popcorn bowl say?
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:21:59 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
mcprocessed and glucozade
backtothebeginning11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:10:37 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
needs a cumsock and porn mags
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:47:37 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
gotcha
backtothebeginning11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:48:25 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
based
chevBott ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:10:11 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
You didn't have to call me out like that.
UnRenardRouge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:07 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
I can't read this lmao
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:30 on February 23, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
bucket: "McProcessed"
cup: "Glucozade"
BelleVieLime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:08:40 on February 25, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
shouldn't it be obese?
๐๏ธ chokingapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:49 on February 25, 2020 ยท (Permalink)
stickmen are hard okay