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View submission: People WITHOUT depression and anxiety, what is life like?
She just didn't get bogged down in those deep existential thoughts, like, I am worthless so why do I exist and how can I justify my place on this earth? Never even considered that shit. Which was so fucking weird to me
Comment by terminbee at 28/08/2020 at 13:41 UTC
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Do people really never get those thoughts? I don't think I'm depressed but I definitely get those thoughts, then I just move on because life isn't gonna wait around for me to wallow around in my self pity. I'm impressed if people never doubt themselves.
Comment by altergeeko at 28/08/2020 at 17:18 UTC
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I never thought I was worthless and I dont feel like I need to have to justify my place on earth.
Do you think people in your similar position or worse, also "worthless"? What should we do with those "worthless" people?
You didn't choose to be put on this earth, why do you need to justify it?
What makes you "worthy"? My definition is that you give yourself worth, not other people.
Comment by MrMayonnaise13 at 28/08/2020 at 14:54 UTC*
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(warning philosophical mumbojumbo)
I find that interesting, the definition of shallow. Fyi I haven't been depressed... (yet?).
I like to think about deep stuff and philosophical shit. Examples: Was life inevitable on earth since we had the right building blocks? Did a conscious being make it happen or was it just chance? When is something considered conscious?... And so on.
But I never inject myself in the conundrums. I, my person, has nothing to do with them. I would argue that it would be more shallow to think about my worth or lack thereof than to think about the worth of humanity or that tree over there.
My existential thoughts aren't bogged down by negativity about myself. I try to find a more neutral objective indifference. Maybe your friend has existential thoughts though they are not about herself.
Comment by AlisaTornado at 28/08/2020 at 12:57 UTC
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It's interesting that struggling with depression was inherently linked to character depth. This does seem to ring a bell somewhat.