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Once was depressed in university so wrote this on happiness. Helps me to look back on. One 'good' thing about depression is it gives you a reference point of ho
by nikivi 6y ago
Once was depressed in university so wrote this on happiness. Helps me to look back on. One 'good' thing about depression is it gives you a reference point of how bad it can get.
Sadly what solved the depression for me was an external event (getting out of uni and getting a job).
https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/life/happiness https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/life/happiness
- foobiekr 6y agoWhy is that sad? Situational depression is the best of many bad options as it’s the case where a badly needed change can actually have outsized impact.
- nikivi 6y agoBy sad I meant that the solution was mostly out of my control. Pure chance that it happened.
- darkerside 6y ago> mostly out of my control Seems like it would be totally in your control to leave school and start working. Remember that for next time you find yourself "trapped".
- xhrpost 6y agoThe general advice given is that everyone wants to change their circumstances when they're unhappy but supposedly our circumstances only account for 10% of our happiness with 50% being genetics and 40% behavior. So everyone tells you stop trying to change your circumstances and change your behavior instead. So, the OPs experience 'sadly' doesn't fit the formal recommendation.
- papeda 6y ago> supposedly our circumstances only account for 10% of our happiness with 50% being genetics and 40% behavior Do you have a reference for these figures? 50% genetics seems high.