Does anyone else think depression (the mental illness) is actually kinda rare? If you say you're depressed because you're single, I don't think that's real depression
>>82685899Yea but depression is largely due to someones situation. Like lets say your wife divorce rapes you and you spiral into alcoholism etc and then you end up being depressed, the depression might be because of the divorce but you still experience the same feelings. If someones depressed because theyre single Id imagine it would have more complicated feelings of lonliness that could spiral into suicidal thoughts and Id still consider it real. If someone stays stuck in a cycle of not bettering their life then their feelings would probably be very similar to that of someone who developed a chemical imbalance or who is treatment resistant but yea that more severe type is probably rarer
Depression (true) is usually a symptom, not the disorder. Big pharms has tried for a long time to still make it a valid diagnosis to shill out SSRIs which are just placebos
>>82685899It's hard to tell. Even if you get depressed out of nowhere (chemical imbalance) you end up sticking it on something, because it wouldn't make any sense otherwise. As the years go by and your life degrades, your memory gets all fucked up. Now you also have real problems which make you depressed.
>>82685899Clinical depression is rare imo. Circumstantial depression is exactly that, circumstantial. If you've never had a gf or you experienced some trauma then you might become depressed and bounce back. If you have clinical depression then you have something not working properly in your brain t. my humble opinion
>>82685899depression does not exist. there's the fact the obvious response to environments that aren't worth it is usually to withdraw is not profitable and sometimes decreases profits so there'd be money into making it a problem to be solved. depression isn't rare, what's rare is engaging actions that cannot and will not benefit those who do it which is why there are billions into medicalizing it to happen
I think I have it because my life isn't bad at all and I have amazing friends but feel miserable anyway.
>>82685899I'm not single and I'm depressed and it's life-ruining. So what now mothafucka
Yes but its against the agenda to say that fact.
>>82687622think you're just retarded buddy
>>82687353>Circumstantial depression is exactly that, circumstantial. If you've never had a gf or you experienced some trauma then you might become depressed and bounce back. If you have clinical depression then you have something not working properly in your brainCircumstantial depression can turn into clinical depression as your brain literally gets accustomed to the lack of dopamine and stops producing it automatically
>>82685899i think a lot of mental illnesses can be attributed to life conditionsi won't play oppression olympics either, their struggles are still real
>>82688744I don't deny that but happy retards exist too so there has to be more to it.
