clever people get depressed.

idiots, thicks, and game show hosts never get depressed.

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

I think there’s actually some truth to this

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

Many years ago I went through a very dark period.
I used to drive passed the same spot, a sharp bend on a fast road, every day. When I was at my lowest I used to think it would be good if a lorry came across the road on the bend and hit me head on.

Thankfully things got better for me, and my life is in a good place now, and has been for a while.

The irony? 5 years ago, when things were really good for me, a van came across the road and hit me head on, in just the spot in had imagined.

I had minor injuries, but was more mentally shaken up, to the point where I couldn't drive past that bend.

Ok now.

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It can often be but it can also be sitting there thinking about stuff. Stuff you can’t change, has already happened, is in the past, is someone else’s fault, isn’t worth dragging yourself down over. So I’d say time can make you depressed. Or being a deep thinker. Why be a deep thinker over your negative past or present if you’re pulling yourself down?

Poor working people probably get depressed and probably have more than we’ve known, but the things that counteract depression they have to do or they don’t eat. Exercise and physical work that’s good for the soul.

Look ahead, think ahead. What can you improve? What’s out there to tackle? Exercise. Fresh air. Natural surroundings. Some who never do would be surprised how these things can give you a lift. Of course if you’ve been royally fvcked over or in a bad situation then it isn’t as easy as this but when your life hasn’t changed and you’re feeling very low and sliding into depression there are ways to battle it. Sitting around thinking and often drinking and maybe not admitting it isn’t.

But simple people who are pleased with what they’ve got maybe never get depressed, as long as there’s some retail therapy available.

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For younger people, social media can be depressing. Bullying, feeling inadequate, seeing people showing off what they’re doing or what they look like, sometimes fake or paid for on credit. For older generations we can see it for what it is, just like when we see an average income earner in a high income earners car. So what? They probably don’t own it and it’s on the equivalent of a hire scheme. I can understand how they’ll get depressed these days though. The future on the horizon might look bleak.

COYP

In general I think there's more awareness about depression and mental health and people are more open to talking about it and seeking treatment/steps to improve ones mental health, rather than soldiering on or keeping it to yourself as was the norm up until relatively recently, especially among men-folk. I think that makes it seem like it's more prevalent but it's always been there, just not talked about or diagnosed.

Would anyone have had the balls to start a thread on it here ten years ago? You'd probably have been called a pussy and/or told to man up!