Hey guys,
So for those of you lucky enough to not be struck by the cruel and hurtful hand of depression, great! It's awful, and I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemies.
Why is it though, for those who have never felt the struggle that they feel the need to decide for others who DO struggle what they should be thinking and feeling?
In this particular instance, someone who has a friend who struggles with depression doesn't think that she should say things like "I just want to end it all."
Newsflash my non-depressed peeps, there have been many times in my life where I have had the thought "I just want to end it all."
It happens.
It's part of depression, and severe depression if you have it bad enough.
If you are a good friend, you won't criticize your depressed friends for having these thoughts, but try to help them through the tough times.
Depression is NOT conditional. It has nothing to do with having a great family or a crap family, or having lots of money or lots of friends or support. It is a disease that tells you that you aren't good enough and the only way out is death.
Please remember this in regard to your depressed friends, and do tune in to hear what Lady Steem has to say about all this!
xx - Lady Steem
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This is a very important conversation to have. I totally agree that status doesn't stop the disease, good or bad. These thoughts are natural for someone with depression; what's dangerous is being ill-equipped and isolated to the point of acting on it.
In my experience, it's always comforted me to change the dialogue from 'how do we change your way of thinking', to 'how humans need this way of thinking to survive'. Even if you strip it down to basic human survival, nothing is overcome through blind optimism. No winter was survived (figurative or otherwise) with 'cheering up' or hoping for the best. The world isn't as bright and sunny of a place as some people make it out to be. Sometimes what we call depression needs to be looked at as practical, realistic, calculated, and in-tune. Also often empathetic, emotionally wholesome, and intelligent. When you re-label depression as a simple misplaced human instinct, it becomes more easily conquerable.
But that's the ebb and flow of it right there too. The world needs both. Half-full'ers to shed light on the beauty of the world, and half-empty'ers to keep us grounded and breathing.
Not to say depression is not a disease, because I absolutely believe it is and I've experienced it's wrath at it's worst. But when you start to look at the good you bring into the world through your tendencies, it actively contradicts/remedies the source of the problem.
And when all else fails, curl up with a book or video game and ride it out until you're ready to fight the fight. :)
The friend is not compassionate and sounds jelly too.. she needs to check her attitude at the door! 😘@bethwheatcraft
Please stop being sassy.
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