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You missed the sarcasm/jest on my first examples. I should have tagged them or been clearer. On the later the separation is: “I’m depressed” = Sad or a variat
by kkielhofner 4y ago
You missed the sarcasm/jest on my first examples. I should have tagged them or been clearer.
On the later the separation is:
“I’m depressed” = Sad or a variation of it.
“I have depression” = Diagnosis of a disorder
- Apocryphon 4y agoI really don’t believe people are casually using self-diagnosing language over using the variation that simply indicates their mood. Perhaps feeling depressed or anxious are more intense versions of feeling sad or worried, as they indicate persistence of negative feeling. But given all that has happened over the last couple of years, it is arguable that society as a whole is more susceptible to intense feelings.
- DonHopkins 4y agoI've always wondered what it means that Germans say "I have hunger" instead of "I'm hungry". Maybe they think hunger is a disorder to be cured by prescribing food, instead of a feeling to be satisfied by eating. ;)
- shever73 4y agoFrench is the same: j’ai faim, and Italian is too: ho fame. Both mean “I have hunger”. I wonder if English is in the minority of languages that use “I am” instead of “I have”? Interestingly, German doesn’t use the same construction for thirst. Ich bin durstig.