BadMeetsEvil24 t1_jdt5esi wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:02 AM

Reply to comment by pm_me_reason_to_livx in Did you experience a post series depression? by Sillykitty1982

Does it bug or annoy you when people talk so flippantly about depression like OP? Genuinely curious. Some people are actually suffering due to trauma or a chemical imbalance in their brains and OP has depression from a recent Netflix binge.

Footlongpenetrator t1_jdteizu wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:16 AM

I don't tbh.

I have depression but it doesn't "hit" because it's a default state of mind.

The "ah shit something I liked is finished" catches you by surprise and makes it hit harder.

I know what OP is talking about and it's a real thing. OP isn't trying to be insensitive to people with depression, it shouldn't be seen as distasteful imo.

pm_me_reason_to_livx t1_jdtbflu wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:50 AM

personally, almost nothing people do really bugs me. it'd have to be something more serious like being a racist or something. but you've made a great point here and im sure it bugs many people.

SoundofGlaciers t1_je0yqko wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:59 PM

I doubt it really does bug that many people. Being clinically depressed, it's pretty much a constant in my life and even I joke about how I ate some crappy meal that made me depressed, or whatever offhand 'oh-so-depressed' joke fits.

I find its the people who are not depressed who feel sensitive about the word, while depressed people are 'used' to their condition and usually understand the difference between 'iwanttodie' and "I'm so depressed cuz my favorite thing ended".

Just my experience or anecdote, not fact