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In my experience, "you should feel lucky" doesn't carry weight. I've been absolutely miserably depressed in situations 98% of the world would consider blessed.
by beej71 5y ago
In my experience, "you should feel lucky" doesn't carry weight. I've been absolutely miserably depressed in situations 98% of the world would consider blessed.
I knew I should feel lucky. I was lucky. I had every reason to feel lucky.
But I didn't. The answer for me was elsewhere.
- ashildr 5y agoMy point was not “if you are depressed, just start feeling lucky”. OP was writing about himself disapproving his parent’s relationship arrangements. This aspect is not depression, but entitlement.