4th September 2023, 12:42 PM
(4th September 2023, 10:18 AM)~JBG~ Wrote: You do realise that there are other mental disorders than depression?
That's not my point. My point is that some of these issues that someone has, can be gradually fixed or treated overtime, depending on what it is. You have to outweigh the good and the bad. Look at these issues and say, 'can I move forward and fix this, or am I screwed for life?'
(4th September 2023, 11:26 AM)Mia Wrote: That doesn't incentivize people though, you need to realize that. No matter how much you think it does. It's the same regurgitated crap I'd hear from friends and relatives after my favorite celebrity and brother died. It's not good advice, and people have a right to their feelings. Getting over depression isn't as easy as you're making it sound, and hearing "It could be worse" when you're already chronically depressed is a very dangerous thing to hear. It could be the thing that pushes them over the edge. Trust me, I know that state of mind. I've been there several times. You're not going to "snap out of it" from hearing "It could be worse".
What do you think incentivizes people, then? They can't just sit there and complain about it, being self-entitled when the world is going to move on and not feel sorry for them. Something powerful needs to replace that chronic depression. I never said that it would be easy at all. It's not good advice to you because you don't understand that being chronically depressed for a long time is a mental choice that you make. You can't allow someone's negative words to steer you into more depression. Yeah, they have a right to their feelings, but what they shouldn't do is allow their feelings to control their life.
If the words, "it could be worse", somehow pushes you over the edge, then you've got bigger issues than you thought. I only said those words because bad things have happened to people for constantly complaining about situations that aren't even that serious.
(4th September 2023, 12:03 PM)AlphaZ Wrote: You shouldn't minimize someone's problems because somebody else potentially has it worse. Seems like a self-entitled argument to be making, and I have never understood why people argue it.
Why not? Also, people make that argument because there are those who complain about minor problems that aren't even that serious, and they're not thankful that their situation isn't permanent or life-threatening. Those are the ones who make self-entitled arguments.
