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Depression can be created by a hostile environment in individuals with no prior issues. With a background of ever-increasing pressures on the individual to per
by wnkrshm 7y ago
Depression can be created by a hostile environment in individuals with no prior issues.
With a background of ever-increasing pressures on the individual to perform, the author rightfully calls out self-help for being "damage control procedures" only: practices that can help individuals cope with an untenable situation for longer.
The manner of the calling-out is hyperbole and full of opinions but in my opinion there is some truth at the core.
- marcus_holmes 7y agoI would agree, or at least acknowledge that there was some truth here, if the worker's revolutions that have happened actually made anyone happier or less stressed. The only thing I've seen in all my travels that made anyone any happier is strong family ties.
- icebraining 7y ago> the worker's revolutions that have happened Which ones are you thinking of?
- marcus_holmes 7y agoRussia, Cambodia and Vietnam are the ones I've personally visited (and I live in Berlin, so plenty of stories of life under communism here). But I've also spoken to people from Cuba and Venezuela.