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Pepys Monster 12/30/21 3:10:31 AM #1:	The depth of their understanding is I get sad sometimes too. But then I cheer myself up. --- Ryzen 3700X \| Evga GTX 1070 Ti \| 16GB DDR4 3200 \| Crucial MX500 2TB <cite>Pepys Monster posted [p:961323708] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>The depth of their understanding is I get sad sometimes too. But then I cheer myself up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Irony 12/30/21 3:11:21 AM #3:	I hate the big sad --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:961323716] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>I hate the big sad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BloodMoon7 12/30/21 3:12:04 AM #4:	I get sad sometimes. Sometimes I'm not sad because I can't feel anything. Slap me, I need to know that I can feel. --- My maid will hear about this. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:961323723] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>I get sad sometimes. Sometimes I'm not sad because I can't feel anything. Slap me, I need to know that I can feel. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 12/30/21 3:16:48 AM #5:	BloodMoon7 posted... Slap me, I need to know that I can feel. -punches you with hulk hands- --- We can dream <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:961323776] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>BloodMoon7 posted... </cite> <quote>Slap me, I need to know that I can feel.</quote>-punches you with hulk hands- </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Angel_ 12/30/21 3:21:29 AM #6:	You should do some drugs about it --- Nostalgia, how I remember things. Remember crowns, remember kings. <cite>_Angel_ posted [p:961323806] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>You should do some drugs about it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 12/30/21 3:24:53 AM #7:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Yeah, I don't really see the point of even talking about it, tbh. I'm not saying that people don't understand, because there are people that do, but like TC had said, it's not the every day person --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:961323848] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Yeah, I don't really see the point of even talking about it, tbh. I'm not saying that people don't understand, because there are people that do, but like TC had said, it's not the every day person </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScionTC_07 12/30/21 3:44:13 AM #8:	TBH most people dont understand mental health in general. Everyone seems to assume its easy to just get over it and snap out of it. --- Reppin Daly City 650 breeeeh! Not changing this sig till I get a ghetto Asian gf (5-25-13) <cite>ScionTC_07 posted [p:961324004] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>TBH most people dont understand mental health in general. Everyone seems to assume its easy to just get over it and snap out of it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommanderData 12/30/21 4:46:07 AM #9:	Agreed <cite>CommanderData posted [p:961324539] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Agreed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 12/30/21 4:48:38 AM #10:	Has your understanding of depression graduated beyond "I wouldn't have depression if I had a hot girlfriend" yet? If not, you have no room to say this. --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:961324561] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Has your understanding of depression graduated beyond "I wouldn't have depression if I had a hot girlfriend" yet? If not, you have no room to say this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_MAX 12/30/21 4:54:43 AM #11:	For me, it's because it's different for everyone even if professional diagnosed so it's hard to understand. And it's hard to understand such a sensitive subject because a lot of people aren't willing to talk about it without having some hostility about it. --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_MAX posted [p:961324604] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>For me, it's because it's different for everyone even if professional diagnosed so it's hard to understand. And it's hard to understand such a sensitive subject because a lot of people aren't willing to talk about it without having some hostility about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nukazie 12/30/21 5:00:24 AM #12:	everyone's better off without me --- Life is just a journey from the maternity ward to the crematorium. https://imgur.com/a/LEjr0RZ waifu courtesy of bnui_ransder <cite>Nukazie posted [p:961324638] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>everyone's better off without me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LiqiudusSnake 12/30/21 5:18:41 AM #13:	Its better to help these people understand that it has very little to do with what actually makes a person happier or not, but rather a chemical brain chemistry that doesn't allow happy feelings to come through. --- The Night King would wreck Sauron, just sayin If we are but brief cracks of light between two infinite darknesses, why do anything but flicker and extinguish? <cite>LiqiudusSnake posted [p:961324782] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Its better to help these people understand that it has very little to do with what actually makes a person happier or not, but rather a chemical brain chemistry that doesn't allow happy feelings to come through. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Slayerblade11 12/30/21 5:30:17 AM #14:	LiqiudusSnake posted... Its better to help these people understand that it has very little to do with what actually makes a person happier or not, but rather a chemical brain chemistry that doesn't allow happy feelings to come through. A lot of people are depressed from their specific life circumstances though. <cite>Slayerblade11 posted [p:961324874] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>LiqiudusSnake posted... </cite> <quote>Its better to help these people understand that it has very little to do with what actually makes a person happier or not, but rather a chemical brain chemistry that doesn't allow happy feelings to come through.</quote> A lot of people are depressed from their specific life circumstances though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a 12/30/21 5:30:21 AM #15:	LiqiudusSnake posted... Its better to help these people understand that it has very little to do with what actually makes a person happier or not, but rather a chemical brain chemistry that doesn't allow happy feelings to come through. People are weird with mental health. When I told one person I had OCD, they said "Oh, I think everyone is a little OCD." So i just casually explained what OCD was (the entire point of the conversation was that I struggle with mental illness, so as to explain any odd behavior they see and not get worried or freaked out). Then they just sort of stick to "everyone has a little OCD" lol. Then one person was like "have you tried switching to an all-natural diet? --- https://imgur.com/a/fqY7axi <cite>Kim_Seong-a posted [p:961324875] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>LiqiudusSnake posted... </cite> <quote>Its better to help these people understand that it has very little to do with what actually makes a person happier or not, but rather a chemical brain chemistry that doesn't allow happy feelings to come through.</quote> People are weird with mental health. When I told one person I had OCD, they said "Oh, I think everyone is a little OCD." So i just casually explained what OCD was (the entire point of the conversation was that I struggle with mental illness, so as to explain any odd behavior they see and not get worried or freaked out). Then they just sort of stick to "everyone has a little OCD" lol. Then one person was like "have you tried switching to an all-natural diet? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_MAX 12/30/21 5:33:16 AM #16:	Slayerblade11 posted... A lot of people are depressed from their specific life circumstances though. Some will say that's not true depression. --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_MAX posted [p:961324893] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Slayerblade11 posted... </cite> <quote>A lot of people are depressed from their specific life circumstances though.</quote>Some will say that's not true depression. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jiek_Fafn 12/30/21 1:09:22 PM #18:	Most people can't wrap their head around the difference between being depressed and depression. --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:961331584] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Most people can't wrap their head around the difference between being depressed and depression. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NecroFoul99 12/30/21 1:17:43 PM #19:	Modern, always online, depression is often followed up with a and I dont know why. Its a lot different than what Im used to being from a couple generations back. --- If you have to lie to make your point, then you're just a liar who has no point. <cite>NecroFoul99 posted [p:961331796] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Modern, always online, depression is often followed up with a and I dont know why. Its a lot different than what Im used to being from a couple generations back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_MAX 12/30/21 1:18:56 PM #20:	Jiek_Fafn posted... Most people can't wrap their head around the difference between being depressed and depression. Please do explain. --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_MAX posted [p:961331820] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Jiek_Fafn posted... </cite> <quote>Most people can't wrap their head around the difference between being depressed and depression.</quote>Please do explain. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 12/30/21 1:28:30 PM #21:	Veggeta_MAX posted... Please do explain. Depressed = I wish I had a girlfriend. I wish I had more money. I wish I could take a vacation. My boyfriend just broke up with me. I got cheated on. Depression = I could get a girlfriend, but it won't make me happy. I have money, but don't feel like leaving my house to do anything. Why take a vacation and spend that money when I'm just going to sit alone and do nothing the whole time? Of course they cheated on me, I'm no worth anyone's time I can be walking down the street, just listening to music, and be crying because I can't turn off how many negative thoughts I feel about myself. It's ALL in my head --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:961332040] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Veggeta_MAX posted... </cite> <quote>Please do explain.</quote> Depressed = I wish I had a girlfriend. I wish I had more money. I wish I could take a vacation. My boyfriend just broke up with me. I got cheated on. Depression = I could get a girlfriend, but it won't make me happy. I have money, but don't feel like leaving my house to do anything. Why take a vacation and spend that money when I'm just going to sit alone and do nothing the whole time? Of course they cheated on me, I'm no worth anyone's time I can be walking down the street, just listening to music, and be crying because I can't turn off how many negative thoughts I feel about myself. It's ALL in my head </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ryven 12/30/21 1:32:03 PM #22:	ScionTC_07 posted... TBH most people dont understand mental health in general. Everyone seems to assume its easy to just get over it and snap out of it. It kind of irks me when people say 'you could be in a worse situation' and 'be thankful for what you have' etc. Which is true, yes.......but it's almost like they're shaming you and telling you you're not allowed to be depressed. And said 'advice' is the magic cure to turn your life around. --- 'We're not gonna make it, are we? People i mean.' 'It's in your nature to destroy yourselves.' <cite>Ryven posted [p:961332138] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>ScionTC_07 posted... </cite> <quote>TBH most people dont understand mental health in general. Everyone seems to assume its easy to just get over it and snap out of it.</quote> It kind of irks me when people say 'you could be in a worse situation' and 'be thankful for what you have' etc. Which is true, yes.......but it's almost like they're shaming you and telling you you're not allowed to be depressed. And said 'advice' is the magic cure to turn your life around. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RedLuigi 12/30/21 1:37:09 PM #23:	Yeah, well.. I dont particularly blame them either or chastise them when I dont get a response I dont like from em Nor would I put myself in a position to be so incapable of perspective that I think we dont have any kind of intersection or commonality of what we are capable of feeling as people even if we live different lives --- It's-a-me! Green Mario! <cite>RedLuigi posted [p:961332274] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, well.. I dont particularly blame them either or chastise them when I dont get a response I dont like from em Nor would I put myself in a position to be so incapable of perspective that I think we dont have any kind of intersection or commonality of what we are capable of feeling as people even if we live different lives </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jerry_Hellyeah 12/30/21 1:38:18 PM #24:	TC probably also thinks he is smart and deep, and that other people zip around like robots with no personal lives. --- This is a cool sig <cite>Jerry_Hellyeah posted [p:961332302] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>TC probably also thinks he is smart and deep, and that other people zip around like robots with no personal lives. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 12/30/21 1:38:37 PM #25:	Veggeta_MAX posted... Please do explain. Depressed people get depressed for a reason and are capable of picking themselves out of it. People with depression have depressed feelings sometimes for little or no reason and typically cannot pick themselves back out of it. That aspect of them simply doesn't work the same as a nuerotypical person. --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:961332319] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Veggeta_MAX posted... </cite> <quote>Please do explain.</quote>Depressed people get depressed for a reason and are capable of picking themselves out of it. People with depression have depressed feelings sometimes for little or no reason and typically cannot pick themselves back out of it. That aspect of them simply doesn't work the same as a nuerotypical person. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 12/30/21 1:40:17 PM #26:	Gatekeeping depression lol. Very compassionate stuff going on here This doesn't help anyone. I wish I lived somewhere where it felt like the average person didn't have some form of depression >_>. But at oeast understanding others experience a lot of similar stuff I do makes it feel less alone. Depression doesn't have to be about mentally pushing everyone away. But that definitely makes it worse --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:961332363] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Gatekeeping depression lol. Very compassionate stuff going on here This doesn't help anyone. I wish I lived somewhere where it felt like the average person didn't have some form of depression >_>. But at oeast understanding others experience a lot of similar stuff I do makes it feel less alone. Depression doesn't have to be about mentally pushing everyone away. But that definitely makes it worse </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 12/30/21 1:43:33 PM #27:	Lost_All_Senses posted... Gatekeeping depression lol. Very compassionate stuff going on here This doesn't help anyone. I wish I lived somewhere where it felt like the average person didn't have some form of depression >_> Eh, I wouldn't call it, "Gatekeeping." It's very frustrating when you're in a very bad spot, looking for some help from family members, and all they offer is to just snap out of it, or that it's not all that bad, and other things like that. It makes it worse for me hearing how something that makes me want to [ToS] seems like no big deal to the people close to me. --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:961332437] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite> <quote>Gatekeeping depression lol. Very compassionate stuff going on here This doesn't help anyone. I wish I lived somewhere where it felt like the average person didn't have some form of depression >_></quote> Eh, I wouldn't call it, "Gatekeeping." It's very frustrating when you're in a very bad spot, looking for some help from family members, and all they offer is to just snap out of it, or that it's not all that bad, and other things like that. It makes it worse for me hearing how something that makes me want to [ToS] seems like no big deal to the people close to me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_MAX 12/30/21 1:45:28 PM #28:	Lost_All_Senses posted... Gatekeeping depression lol. Yeah that's what I'm seeing here too. If you have people in your circle who aren't understanding the kinda depression you have then just don't talk to them about it. --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_MAX posted [p:961332487] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite> <quote>Gatekeeping depression lol.</quote>Yeah that's what I'm seeing here too. If you have people in your circle who aren't understanding the kinda depression you have then just don't talk to them about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 12/30/21 1:50:51 PM #29:	Veggeta_MAX posted... Yeah that's what I'm seeing here too. If you have people in your circle who aren't understanding the kinda depression you have then just don't talk to them about it. The issue is that people in their lives can help them, but not if they don't understand how sad you're feeling. But yeah, it's not their fault they don't understand. I get that --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:961332599] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Veggeta_MAX posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah that's what I'm seeing here too. If you have people in your circle who aren't understanding the kinda depression you have then just don't talk to them about it.</quote> The issue is that people in their lives can help them, but not if they don't understand how sad you're feeling. But yeah, it's not their fault they don't understand. I get that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 12/30/21 1:57:22 PM #30:	Bad_Mojo posted... Eh, I wouldn't call it, "Gatekeeping." It's very frustrating when you're in a very bad spot, looking for some help from family members, and all they offer is to just snap out of it, or that it's not all that bad, and other things like that. It makes it worse for me hearing how something that makes me want to [ToS] seems like no big deal to the people close to me. Ah. Everyone but my dad understands depression and the subtleties in my immediate family. So, I can't but also can see how family rejecting how you feel makes it alot more crushing. I can't act like Id know what it's like to have my main support through life taken away. This is why I believe as an adult, you make your own family and blood becomes no thicker than water. Again, I wouldn't understand all the subtleties of mentally breaking out a family with unsupportive views. But there's people out there that are more supportive that will take you in and might give you the mental support that your born family doesn't. I think we pick who is our family as adults. I have a discord where some of us from here do that exact thing. We just vent to each other and see how we can relate to each other. If you're not already part of a group and are interested, let me know. I know I haven't always been the nicest person here, but part of it is just me getting absorbed into the energy of CE >_<. Arguments aren't a thing on the discord so far. Just self discovery, joking around and gaming discussion --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:961332755] in The averag... [t:79832007]...</cite> <quote>Bad_Mojo posted... </cite> <quote>Eh, I wouldn't call it, "Gatekeeping." It's very frustrating when you're in a very bad spot, looking for some help from family members, and all they offer is to just snap out of it, or that it's not all that bad, and other things like that. It makes it worse for me hearing how something that makes me want to [ToS] seems like no big deal to the people close to me.</quote> Ah. Everyone but my dad understands depression and the subtleties in my immediate family. So, I can't but also can see how family rejecting how you feel makes it alot more crushing. I can't act like Id know what it's like to have my main support through life taken away. This is why I believe as an adult, you make your own family and blood becomes no thicker than water. Again, I wouldn't understand all the subtleties of mentally breaking out a family with unsupportive views. But there's people out there that are more supportive that will take you in and might give you the mental support that your born family doesn't. I think we pick who is our family as adults. I have a discord where some of us from here do that exact thing. We just vent to each other and see how we can relate to each other. If you're not already part of a group and are interested, let me know. I know I haven't always been the nicest person here, but part of it is just me getting absorbed into the energy of CE >_<. Arguments aren't a thing on the discord so far. Just self discovery, joking around and gaming discussion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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