It seems like everyone's depressed these days.

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Posted 6/24/16

Everyone has depression these days, despite the world being a better place than it ever was.

I guess this is what happens when things become too easy for people.

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Posted 6/24/16

The more problems you have, the more support and attention you get.

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Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.

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GianLintao wrote:

Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.

You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone?

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Posted 6/24/16

People just need to sit back and listen to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OpQ0ncmQ6Q

ALL of it. I'm sure that should cheer them right back up.

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gornotck wrote:

GianLintao wrote:

Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.

You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone?

Pretty much spot on.
There are more depressed people now than it has been in a very long time. While a lot of people have an explanation to why they are depressed, there are also people who have no clu to why they are depressed, they just are.

I think we all need to toughten up a bit. Life is harsh sometimes but that is just more reason to keep on trying the hardest. I accept that people can't be happy all the time but seing so many people depressd makes even me depressed.

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gornotck wrote:

GianLintao wrote:

Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.

You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone?

It's just a metaphor, silly. You don't catch depression from other people and it's not like that you will recover from it just with a couple of days of rest (it's different from the "blues," which disappears quickly). What I mean by it is that depression is the one of the most common (if not the most common) psychological disorders that a psychologist/psychiatrist has to treat.

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GianLintao wrote:

gornotck wrote:

GianLintao wrote:

Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.

You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone?

It's just a metaphor, silly. You don't catch depression from other people and it's not like that you will recover from it just with a couple of days of rest (it's different from the "blues," which disappears quickly). What I mean by it is that depression is the one of the most common (if not the most common) psychological disorders that a psychologist/psychiatrist has to treat.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201308/depression-and-loneliness-are-more-contagious-you-think
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/03/22/is-depression-contagious/
https://www.amazon.com/Depression-Contagious-Common-Disorder-Spreading/dp/B003IWYG34

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Meh. I've been depressed off and on, admittedly more depressed than not, ever since I was 6. It's just a hard thing to get rid of and it is easier to talk about these days with people. It wasn't all that long ago that depressed people were basically expected to keep quiet about it so that they didn't make family members and friends look bad.

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gornotck wrote:

GianLintao wrote:

gornotck wrote:

GianLintao wrote:

Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.

You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone?

It's just a metaphor, silly. You don't catch depression from other people and it's not like that you will recover from it just with a couple of days of rest (it's different from the "blues," which disappears quickly). What I mean by it is that depression is the one of the most common (if not the most common) psychological disorders that a psychologist/psychiatrist has to treat.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201308/depression-and-loneliness-are-more-contagious-you-think
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/03/22/is-depression-contagious/
https://www.amazon.com/Depression-Contagious-Common-Disorder-Spreading/dp/B003IWYG34

Okay, I get you...
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/04April/Pages/No-proof-found-depression-contagious.aspx http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11809754/Depression-is-not-contagious-but-an-upbeat-mood-is-say-scientists.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/how-friendship-fights-depression/401807/

I guess it depends on the individual.

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GianLintao wrote:
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Okay, I get you...
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/04April/Pages/No-proof-found-depression-contagious.aspx http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11809754/Depression-is-not-contagious-but-an-upbeat-mood-is-say-scientists.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/how-friendship-fights-depression/401807/

I guess it depends on the individual.

It very likely probably does, which is why both stances can be said to be correct.

Really, I'm more concerned with "depression" becoming a catchall term for almost unrelated causes. It has become really easy, I think, for people to claim The Depression for why they aren't able to do anything.

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Posted 6/24/16 , edited 6/24/16

This thread reminds me how little people understand the difference between sadness and depression.

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This thread reminds me how little people understand the difference between sadness and depression.

^ This.

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Posted 6/24/16

Depression is fun

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Well, this isn't entirely what I'm talking about, I mean to me it seems like everyone in depressed, because it seems like everyone in my social circle is depressed. You know, like young adults and teenagers?

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amyhasabowtie 40096 cr points Send Message: 23 / F Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 Everyone has depression these days, despite the world being a better place than it ever was. I guess this is what happens when things become too easy for people.
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GianLintao 38942 cr points Send Message: 22 / M / 11.8728° N, 122.8... Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 Depression is like the psychological version of common cold.
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gornotck 14240 cr points Send Message: Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 GianLintao wrote: Depression is like the psychological version of common cold. You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone?
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	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 People just need to sit back and listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OpQ0ncmQ6Q ALL of it. I'm sure that should cheer them right back up.
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CatLazer 249 cr points Send Message: 19 / M / Sweden Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 gornotck wrote: GianLintao wrote: Depression is like the psychological version of common cold. You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone? Pretty much spot on. There are more depressed people now than it has been in a very long time. While a lot of people have an explanation to why they are depressed, there are also people who have no clu to why they are depressed, they just are. I think we all need to toughten up a bit. Life is harsh sometimes but that is just more reason to keep on trying the hardest. I accept that people can't be happy all the time but seing so many people depressd makes even me depressed.
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GianLintao 38942 cr points Send Message: 22 / M / 11.8728° N, 122.8... Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 , edited 6/24/16 gornotck wrote: GianLintao wrote: Depression is like the psychological version of common cold. You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone? It's just a metaphor, silly. You don't catch depression from other people and it's not like that you will recover from it just with a couple of days of rest (it's different from the "blues," which disappears quickly). What I mean by it is that depression is the one of the most common (if not the most common) psychological disorders that a psychologist/psychiatrist has to treat.
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gornotck 14240 cr points Send Message: Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 GianLintao wrote: gornotck wrote: GianLintao wrote: Depression is like the psychological version of common cold. You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone? It's just a metaphor, silly. You don't catch depression from other people and it's not like that you will recover from it just with a couple of days of rest (it's different from the "blues," which disappears quickly). What I mean by it is that depression is the one of the most common (if not the most common) psychological disorders that a psychologist/psychiatrist has to treat. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201308/depression-and-loneliness-are-more-contagious-you-think http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/03/22/is-depression-contagious/ https://www.amazon.com/Depression-Contagious-Common-Disorder-Spreading/dp/B003IWYG34
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EichiXIII 739 cr points Send Message: Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 Meh. I've been depressed off and on, admittedly more depressed than not, ever since I was 6. It's just a hard thing to get rid of and it is easier to talk about these days with people. It wasn't all that long ago that depressed people were basically expected to keep quiet about it so that they didn't make family members and friends look bad.
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GianLintao 38942 cr points Send Message: 22 / M / 11.8728° N, 122.8... Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 gornotck wrote: GianLintao wrote: gornotck wrote: GianLintao wrote: Depression is like the psychological version of common cold. You catch it from other people and it's different for everyone? It's just a metaphor, silly. You don't catch depression from other people and it's not like that you will recover from it just with a couple of days of rest (it's different from the "blues," which disappears quickly). What I mean by it is that depression is the one of the most common (if not the most common) psychological disorders that a psychologist/psychiatrist has to treat. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201308/depression-and-loneliness-are-more-contagious-you-think http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/03/22/is-depression-contagious/ https://www.amazon.com/Depression-Contagious-Common-Disorder-Spreading/dp/B003IWYG34 Okay, I get you... http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/04April/Pages/No-proof-found-depression-contagious.aspx http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11809754/Depression-is-not-contagious-but-an-upbeat-mood-is-say-scientists.html http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/how-friendship-fights-depression/401807/ I guess it depends on the individual.
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gornotck 14240 cr points Send Message: Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 , edited 6/24/16 GianLintao wrote: [...] Okay, I get you... http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/04April/Pages/No-proof-found-depression-contagious.aspx http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11809754/Depression-is-not-contagious-but-an-upbeat-mood-is-say-scientists.html http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/how-friendship-fights-depression/401807/ I guess it depends on the individual. It very likely probably does, which is why both stances can be said to be correct. Really, I'm more concerned with "depression" becoming a catchall term for almost unrelated causes. It has become really easy, I think, for people to claim The Depression for why they aren't able to do anything.
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PrinceJudar 27296 cr points Send Message: 25 / M / USA Online	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 , edited 6/24/16 This thread reminds me how little people understand the difference between sadness and depression.
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GianLintao 38942 cr points Send Message: 22 / M / 11.8728° N, 122.8... Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 PrinceJudar wrote: This thread reminds me how little people understand the difference between sadness and depression. ^ This.
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jericho94 2957 cr points Send Message: 25 / M Offline	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 Depression is fun
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	Permalink Reply Quote Posted 6/24/16 Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide MrAnimeSK wrote: I dont think everyone seems depressed but everyone seems to be in a struggle, in one form or another. And i think alot of people want more than what they have or are just not overly happy with what they have got. Most people seem to be in some sort of financial struggle or have some form of relationship troubles or addictions, debts, a shitty job they're unhappy with, health problems or just dont really know what they want in life perhaps? At my ages now, (35) life at times seems depressing because its at a point of life where you are no longer young but not really yet old, or middle aged even and life can seem kind of depressing or challanging, meaningless, boring, a constant struggle. Life is not all bad, not by a long shot but sometimes you realise that all life is working and paying bills and taxes until you die/modern day slavery. I guess it seems the only meaning or point to life is to find love, have a kids and pay off a house. But that's not for everyone and many i believe do it out of obligation or expectation or social stature? Plus life goes fast and it's sometimes to not miss the good times when you were younger and more free and life was so much more fun. I can see why some people turn to religion, for some sort of belonging and meaning and purpose in life i guess? Even if it is false hope. But really i dont think most people are depressed , just in the struggle. I've always thought there's enough good and fun things in life to make it good but i do experience some depression. And alot of people that i know do also. But i think everyone gets depressed sometimes. Sometimes just hearing my alarm go off in the moring is enough to depress me. Got to be resiliant!.. Well, this isn't entirely what I'm talking about, I mean to me it seems like everyone in depressed, because it seems like everyone in my social circle is depressed. You know, like young adults and teenagers?
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