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@exodust Thanks for the summary. I comment specifically to two of your comments. 1. "Get a beautiful wife" - I see this more as a comment about support netwo
by gloves 11y ago
@exodust
Thanks for the summary.
I comment specifically to two of your comments.
1. "Get a beautiful wife" - I see this more as a comment about support networks - Wife, Family, Friends etc. Having someone understand what you are going through I imagine would help through the pain (I'm not a sufferer myself). Having been around people with depression however, even if they do not necessarily want the attention, knowing there is someone there can help.
2. "Personally I can't help doubting depression as an illness. It could instead be some sort of ego malfunction" - While I respect your opinion... Have you ever just felt bad for no good reason? Like you want to retreat into a dark room and just have noone around? I'm not even talking about a romping hangover. I think even for people without the label of depression attached, most can relate to unexplainable emotions sometimes.
I think to not think of depression as an illness would be to suggest that those who suffer from it think their way into depression, and therefore could think their way out of it. I believe personally the fact the brain can enter an altered chemical state, causing symptoms of depression, would suggest this does have a biological background.
I guess it all comes back to the nature/nurture stuff. I think there will be aspects of both in depression, but to my knowledge noone really knows.
Medical stuff aside. The good thing I feel about the video however is it shows whomever might be feeling similar emotions realises and knows that they are not alone.