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> I feel you are depressed, and forming a false narrative about the situation, as depression tends to do. This is a bit too much. OP literally has the entire

> I feel you are depressed, and forming a false narrative about the situation, as depression tends to do. This is a bit too much. OP literally has the entire world stacked against them. They're in a seemingly insurmountable situation. Even if they manage to stay out of prison for non-payment of child support, they're just treading water. There is almost no way they can live a comfortable life for themselves. Even if they manage to find a $100/hr job one day, most of that will go to child support. They won't be able to save much. Their food budget is $200, so malnutrition seems like a looming possibility also. Some armchair psychologist trying to diagnose them with clinical depression because they are rightfully feeling depressed about the situation is not what they need right now.

_yb2s 4y ago
You are right that literally anyone in this situation would reasonably suffer from situational depression, but I don't understand why you think it would be helpful to not be conscious of this? Depression causes you to feel hopeless, and form false narratives that prevent you from seeing possible solutions or options. Being conscious of this has been very helpful for me, as a person with lifelong chronic depression.
- pcthrowaway 4y ago
  You're right. I didn't realize that this was a thing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood)) I thought it specifically referred to this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder) e.g. clinical depression. I realize you didn't say clinically depressed, I've just been conditioned to assume it's the latter when talking about depression.
  - threatofrain 4y ago
    Literature indicates that mild depression predicts a slightly more realistic worldview than the normal population, and MDD is one form of clinical depression.
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_yb2s 4y ago

You are right that literally anyone in this situation would reasonably suffer from situational depression, but I don't understand why you think it would be helpful to not be conscious of this? Depression causes you to feel hopeless, and form false narratives that prevent you from seeing possible solutions or options. Being conscious of this has been very helpful for me, as a person with lifelong chronic depression.

pcthrowaway 4y ago
You're right. I didn't realize that this was a thing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood)) I thought it specifically referred to this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder) e.g. clinical depression. I realize you didn't say clinically depressed, I've just been conditioned to assume it's the latter when talking about depression.
- threatofrain 4y ago
  Literature indicates that mild depression predicts a slightly more realistic worldview than the normal population, and MDD is one form of clinical depression.
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