Keany Reeves: A lot of people don't struggle with depression
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My theory on the rampant depression in our culture is predicated on the reality that when people have too much free time to contemplate their own existence, and the act of living is liberated from the hard work and effort needed to survive, they tend to major on the minors, so to speak, and the intense self scrutiny is tiresome and debilitating...ie, too much unproductive time on their hands...
I sometimes wonder about depression. I have known people that have claimed to have been enduring it, but I had my doubts about whether they were truly experiencing depression, or were simply unhappy with the state of their lives. The only reason I say this is because I have known a couple of people that were seriously battling clinical depression. It had nothing to do with their seemingly good life, it was more deep than that. I think that there are few people with true clinical depression whereas most that claim it are simply not happy with their lot in life. I have never experienced depression. I have been very sad, due to unfortunate circumstances, but I just don't experience this when my circumstances change. I wish there was something to be done to help those that are truly trying to find the will to live because I believe it truly is an illness.
Add to that the fact depression was the mental illness "trend" for a while on social media, where damned near everyone was claiming they had it.
I agree with you but I’d like to add this- almost every case of depression I’ve been around had psychotropic drugs involved. Xanax, Prozac, Paxil, Depakote, etc. It makes me think that our hearts see and feel a lot more than our conscious mind allows us to contemplate. Once we attempt to wrestle with these things, our coping skills come into question. If they aren’t great, it adds up.
The introduction of psychotropic drugs certainly seems to be a significant factor in further destabilizing troubled minds. I often wonder if the pharmaceutical drugs cause more harm than good. I know there are some deeply imbalanced and disturbed people out there. I believe that alcohol and illicit drugs are factors, I am just not certain if the link between the two is a cause or an effect. Perhaps for some it is a cause and for others it is an attempt to self medicate. I don't work in the medical field and have almost no significant research into psychology, but that is primarily because it is a soft science. I gravitate toward hard science subjects.
I see it this way, ptsd when you feel too much, depression when you feel nothing.
Excellent theory. I have thought this myself.
I think it may be more of a balance is what is needed. Mine stems from the fact I don't have enough time to do what I want to do.
So, if one has too much time, they can contemplate, and if one has insufficient time, they ruminate. Perhaps there has to be a middle ground between self and some sort of purpose (the work and effort you describe).
How true! Mine can stem from decision fatigue...when I'm faced with overwhelming information, decisions become stifling and lead to withdrawal from the "noise" and clutter of my environment, but mostly mine comes from SAD...I'm a sunlight junkie and low light is toxic.