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noname223
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- Aug 18, 2020
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I am currently reading a mainstream self-help book on depression.
They argue there is still hope inside you otherwise you would not read it. Well in some way it is true. I am not reading this book to get advice rather because a woman borrowed it to me. On my depression it is rather useless.
The logic is similar to: You are still living, if you had no hope left you would be already dead. I don't believe in this argument. To kill yourself is extremely hard. The method knowledge is pretty decisive. Suicide requires a lot of work.
The book says following quotes were lies. Depression is not healable. (well some of treatment resistance) You cannot do anything. Say this to a vegetable. It will remain forever like that. (for some it gets better though...) You cannot endure that any longer. (this is cynical as fuck)
I think there is still hope in me. But it is rather daydreaming. Naive hope for a miracle and stuff like that.
They argue there is still hope inside you otherwise you would not read it. Well in some way it is true. I am not reading this book to get advice rather because a woman borrowed it to me. On my depression it is rather useless.
The logic is similar to: You are still living, if you had no hope left you would be already dead. I don't believe in this argument. To kill yourself is extremely hard. The method knowledge is pretty decisive. Suicide requires a lot of work.
The book says following quotes were lies. Depression is not healable. (well some of treatment resistance) You cannot do anything. Say this to a vegetable. It will remain forever like that. (for some it gets better though...) You cannot endure that any longer. (this is cynical as fuck)
I think there is still hope in me. But it is rather daydreaming. Naive hope for a miracle and stuff like that.