My friends are depressed., Are your's? Options

[Kontroll]

I don't understand. I have friends that say they are depressed. They have no reason to. Maybe if they were starving to death and lived in Africa, maybe they might have a reason, but they live a normal American suburban life. It's ridiculous. Does anyone agree with me, or no?

[Paradox of Life]

Maybe if they were starving to death and lived in Africa, maybe they might have a reason, but they live a normal American suburban life. It's ridiculous.

You dont' know how angered I am by this statement. It's not ridiculous. Kids starving to death in Africa aren't depressed because things can get better and it feels good when there's room to improve. When everything's done for you and you can have anything you want, you don't feel the happiness of "improvement". By nature, you will take things for granted. If a starving child in Africa could go to McDonalds and get a free meal or stay in a hotel, they would be ecstatic. But when people like you and me go there, it's normal. So we don't feel that kind of excitement. Depression is also a medical illness that can be inherited, and people can't help it. Do you think people want to be depressed? Don't say it's ridiculous if they're depressed. That's like saying someone's ridiculous if they have ADD or down syndrome. You don't want to have it, but you do and it's inevitable.

[Kontroll]

You dont' know how angered I am by this statement. It's not ridiculous. Kids starving to death in Africa aren't depressed because things can get better and it feels good when there's room to improve. When everything's done for you and you can have anything you want, you don't feel the happiness of "improvement". By nature, you will take things for granted. If a starving child in Africa could go to McDonalds and get a free meal or stay in a hotel, they would be ecstatic. But when people like you and me go there, it's normal. So we don't feel that kind of excitement. Depression is also a medical illness that can be inherited, and people can't help it. Do you think people want to be depressed? Don't say it's ridiculous if they're depressed. That's like saying someone's ridiculous if they have ADD or down syndrome. You don't want to have it, but you do and it's inevitable.

I never said the kids in Africa were depressed. I was using them as an example. I'm saying that we have nothing to cry about because we live so much better than they do. I think a lot of the problem is selfishness. When you think about yourself all the time, you're going to get depressed. I also feel that it is a lack of discipline. They don't know how to handle themselves. I'm so sick of the sh*t in today's society. Oh, I'm depressed because it was genetically handed down to me. Oh, boy. What will I ever do in life? BOO f**kin' HOO! I feel like sh*t everytime I feel bad because I know some person has it a thousand times worse than me. You know a good solution to not feeling depressed? Go help somebody. It will make them feel great and also yourself. Physcology is a f**ked up field today. It's just understanding the mind, and now they got it where we have to blame all our problems on some one or something else. Don't tell me that's not f**ked up. Cause it is. Why doesn't any one take responsibility anymore? Why is everyone so damn sensitive when it comes to other people? It's bull sh*t.

[Paradox of Life]

I never said the kids in Africa were depressed. I was using them as an example. I'm saying that we have nothing to cry about because we live so much better than they do. I think a lot of the problem is selfishness. When you think about yourself all the time, you're going to get depressed. I also feel that it is a lack of discipline. They don't know how to handle themselves. I'm so sick of the sh*t in today's society. Oh, I'm depressed because it was genetically handed down to me. Oh, boy. What will I ever do in life? BOO f**kin' HOO! I feel like sh*t everytime I feel bad because I know some person has it a thousand times worse than me. You know a good solution to not feeling depressed? Go help somebody. It will make them feel great and also yourself. Physcology is a f**ked up field today. It's just understanding the mind, and now they got it where we have to blame all our problems on some one or something else. Don't tell me that's not f**ked up. Cause it is. Why doesn't any one take responsibility anymore? Why is everyone so damn sensitive when it comes to other people? It's bull sh*t.

You want to help someone feel great and also yourself? Stop getting mad at kids with depression and start trying to help them. And how about you start by keeping your mouth shut, not jumping to conclusions and thinking it from the perspective of someone with depression.

Edit// Oh, and just for the record, I've had depression for 4 years now, so if you want to know why I'm upset, that's why. I dont' want to be depressed. I do have a "perfect" suburban life. Something most kids would wish for, but I don't think I'm selfish. I do volunteer work, I do chores around the house, I do as much as I can, but I'm still suffering from depression. I'm also studying psychology. Depression has nothing to do with your surroundings as someone said before. It's an incurable mental/physical problem that is treated like anything else. It's just a different type of problem that can only be "helped" by counseling or medication. Getting out of depression is something you have to do on your own.

You're probably thinking of people who are in depression but just complain and don't do anything about it, and I'm there with you on that one.

[Kontroll]

Nevermind. I must be saying my statements very unclearly.

maybe you just make emo friends.

Pretty much.