• lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    If you’re struggling with depression, you need to see a doctor. To go with the metaphor in the meme, the average person isn’t trained to save a drowning person, who can also end up drowning anyone who tries to save them. Lifeguards are trained to save drowning people.

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      27 days ago

      yep. i had a girlfriend with depression.

      she refused to do anything about it. other than weaponize it against me. and blame me for it. it was horrible.

      many folks just refuse treatment and act like the world is the problem, or their friends/family are the problem.

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        27 days ago

        “I’m sad”

        “Here, let me try and cheer you up”

        “IT DIDN’T WORK! NOW YOU’RE THE PROBLEM!”

        “Okay, I’ll give you some space.”

        “Oh, so you’re just going to ABANDON ME?!”

        “Nevermind, I’ll shut up now.”

        “Aha! The SILENT TREATMENT!”

        :-/