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Are you depressed? Do you know anyone NOT depressed? (lemmy.world)

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I've known since I was a kid that I'm depressed. I even have infant photos of me, where I look like I just hate life. Other baby photos the baby is smiling, and interested in everything. Whereas I look like even though I'm too young to even have thoughts, I'm still giving off body language of "leave me alone".

But when I started asking everyone I knew if they too were depressed, I haven't gotten one single person to say that they're happy. Everyone has said they're depressed. So now I wonder if it's a regional thing, or if everyone everywhere is depressed.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I’ve never known a person who is not depressed or anxious, just people who won’t accept that they are depressed or anxious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

If I am depressed, I’m managing it well enough to function. I don’t take any medications or do therapy or anything like that. I probably have some unhealthy habits I’ve developed over time, but overall things are going okay I guess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Am I? Probably.

Is everyone I know? No idea, can't say it's something that comes up and I'm not qualified to diagnose them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

No, and that's absurd. The definition requires something non-normal. It's amazing that you can't seem to find a single normal person.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Real depression where it's actually diagnosed, a few, I knew a lot of people with fake depression

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Depressed people love talking online about how depressed they are. Especially self-diagnosed depressed people.
Young people in particular are prone to "depression" because they want to fit in and depression is so hot right now

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