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[–] codydodd@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I find it interesting to see so many downvotes on this thread. Lots of people telling depressed people to suck it up.

[–] OliveBrittle@piefed.ca 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why does everybody think black and white on this?

I'm clinically depressed. You can tell a person with depression they deserve to live with dignity while also telling them the world as it exists is cruel. Why must the options either be telling depressed people to "suck it up", or essentially telling them to off themselves with no middle ground?

This all feels like having a dirty white shirt, having no washer or dryer to clean it, and when given the opportunity to ask for something, we ask to throw it out instead.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

This is neuvoreddit, filled with rddit questionables everything here is black and white.

[–] codydodd@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You can tell a person with depression they deserve to live with dignity while also telling them the world as it exists is cruel.

Deserve vs will get is different. This world is rough and you can be well meaning in saying "you deserve better" but to folks deep in pain this sounds not far from "you deserve better sure but suck it up".

You are still creating excuses for mandating someone's choice at life with suffering vs not.

Edit: its also like sex work or drugs. You can make it illegal all you want but that just pushes people underground. So. Fucking. Stupid. Sometimes society makes us bash our heads against the wall over and over and expects us to put up with it.