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No matter what you're going through, know that you can get through it
| If you need support, advice, anything like that, talk to close ones about it, okay? It can help. If you don't have anyone like that, again, I can contact you and do my best to help you out or I can provide you with a few ways of finding nice, helpful places to vent to strangers or other things and methods that have helped me stay alive and get through all the shit life has thrown at me.
You're not alone, even if it may feel like it. Reach out, get help. There's no shame in that.
| i read the words but they do nothing
| >>681396
maybe not lies but instead just scribbles on a screen idk
they kind of make sense somewhat
| This sounds like cookie cutter bullshit. The same crap that gets spouted before the person spouting it gets bored of listening to you and dips.
How about you do the world a favor and just murder someone
| >>681445
If I wasn't interested in listening to people and trying to help I wouldn't have made this thread. I hate forced and fake positivity, which is why I'm offering this.
| >>681395 >>681402
Just those words at the top of the thread aren't enough to make you feel better, I'm aware, but they're not lies. They are true, but they're words that people on edgy places like this usually try to deny because they're too "cool" or "realistic" for positivity and a life view that isn't just them listening to their depression.
| Less "try to deny" and more "heard it before". Maybe even "been there, done that, got the t-shirt".
It takes more than just words to renew spirit. It takes action. But if life was a merciful as God, than that would be it.
For some, they don't get lost because they lose faith, but because there isn't anything worth a damn anymore.
| >>681327
bullshet, so many people in the world go through horrible things either for the rest of their lives or they even get killed by that horrible thing. people like you are generalizing, which is understandable but it doesn't help. sorry if I was a bit blunt.
| >>681461
That is why I am offering action to the people who should need it. If you feel hopeless, worthless etc, then you can get in contact with me to vent.
>>681483
You seem to assume that I'm not one of those people, and no, I'm not generalising. I'm explaining why it's worth getting through things, and not giving in to a situation or ending your life.
No matter what it is, you will be able to experience positive things in your life if you get through it and you keep living.
| cool but all of my problems still exist and my life keeps getting worse.
| I believe you. But this life is still worthless.
Hopefully the next life I'll be a cute girl. At least then maybe I won't be as alone lol
| >>681485
It can help a lot to talk about that and get different views on your situation. If you would like I can listen to those problems and try to help you out or point you to places or things that can help you out.
>>681490
You don't have to be alone, and viewing life as worthless is partially a choice. Obviously, being depressed is not a choice. But refusing to try improving your life is not a good idea. The same offer I gave the other g/u/rl applies to you as well.
| I appreciate saints, but they aren't for me.
You may be able to lend an ear, but I'd rather prefer a hand.
God speed!
| OP is a re-animated skeleton
| Keep on trucking. You'll carry the weight for a while, but not forever.
| Thanks for spreading positivity
| This board was kinder. Your consideration is appreciated, OP.
| I can't
| >>681780
You can, and you will. If you need advice, support or just someone to talk to, add me on a platform of your choice. You'll get through it.
| We can only get through it because we don't have a choice but to get through it. The only other option is suicide.
| >>682066
Yes but not really. The world is a shit place especially now. Once anyone realizes this regardless of mental health, ending things early starts to become a pretty attractive deal
| >>682066
so to you normal human emotions (depression) and free will (their decision) is all mental illness? very totalitarian of you.
| >>682077
Depression is not a "normal human emotion". It is a mental disorder. Please don't spread misinformation and give these a read:
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml
This one gives a fairly easy explanation at the start:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/clinical-depression/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/d/depression
https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression
| >>682091
reading over them now...
having been severely depressed in my past for a significant portion of my life, I do agree that depression is not just something you can get rid of at will, but that still does not stop it from being an emotion. Depression is usually justified by how bad your life is. I do disagree on it's pathologization (?) as anyone could easily pathologize anything and it would even show structural brain differences, etc...
| ...Maybe I'm too freeform but I believe even a psychotic person should have the freedom to think psychotically, and if they do something bad they should be punished rather than put in mental hospitals and be treated with antipsychotics (recent studies are showing that older studies may have been flawed and that antipsychotic meds may increase psychosis, but I'm talking generally too). idk rly tho, this is all just my opinion.
| >>0f8dd5
Again, please do not spread misinformation.
There is a reason why it is called mental illness. It is not natural. It's sickness that hurts you and potentially the people around you. It is not a choice. What you are saying is the equivalent of saying that people shouldn't get chemotherapy when they have cancer because "it should be okay to have cancer".
This is not something I say as an insult or anything of the sort, but you should genuinely look into getting therapy.
| >>682141
sorry if I wasn't too clear, in your example, imo people should be allowed treatment, but you should not force treatment on them. also, not rly a good analogy.
Not insulted, also I do get therapy anyways.
>>682129
>>682131
lol :)
| also cancer is natural technically speaking
| >>682164
I never said treatment should be forced on anybody, but I do believe treatment is something everyone should get. I also do believe it should be forced on people in some cases.
You mentioned psychosis. People who are, for example, schizophrenic, should hav treatment forced upon them and it is extremely serious and can quickly lead to the death of themselves and others. Not in all cases, but they should be checked and cleared before getting the choice in my opinion.
| Think of it like a car accident. If someone gets injured in a car accident, sure, they may be fine without treatment, but there is a reason why they are usually rushed to the hospital to get immediate treatment, because it's a very serious thing that could be fatal.
This has gotten kind of off topic though, so again I will remind everyone who's still here to reach out if they are struggling with something, and if you want I have plenty of time to talk and listen outside the board.
| >>682111 I think saying depression isn't an emotion is to distinguish it from the way the word is used in>>682077 which is more like despondency
| >>90dbb6
I agree with most of what you have said. Also yeah prolly 2 off topic.
>>f56877
I didn't really mean despondency, I was thinking about my own experience when I said that.
| Everything will be daijobu
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| You can get through it. You can find people who make your life brighter. If you already have good people in your life, know that it's alright to talk to them about what's bothering you.
If you're struggling with something, be it a situation you're in, something that's fucking you up mentally, you're going through something rough with a relationship or whatever it may be, you'll get through it. If you need someone to talk to, I can contact you on a platform of your choice.