People go through all kinds of mental gymnastics to make themselves sad/depressed, but often times refuse to do the same to make themselves happy. amirite?

+104 People go through all kinds of mental gymnastics to make themselves sad/depressed, but often times refuse to do the same to make themselves happy. amirite?

by Anonymous 3 years ago

It's like a jungle gym were depression is a slide and happiness is the monkey bars

by Anonymous 3 years ago

good analogy

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Very good analogy and just like with monkey bars, it gets easier with the more practice you put in

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Monkey bars made out of cardboard for some people.

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Some people don't know what monkey bars are, and don't want to find out, either.

by Anonymous 3 years ago

it is evolution. we have evolved to think negatively as to wish to improve our conditions of living as opposed to being satisfied with them.

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Depression is a medical condition. Telling someone with depression to "try harder to be happy" is not helpful. Would you tell someone with a chronic illness to "try harder to get healthy"?

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Sanesplaining: when someone with no knowledge or experience with mental illness attempts to correct or guide someone who does. Saddening, really.

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Ok?

by Anonymous 3 years ago

Its super weird; Almost like humans are addicted to depression? Maybe that's not the right way to say it?

by Anonymous 3 years ago

I think it's more of that we're all prone to taking the path of least resistance. And often times the path of least resistance is the one where we choose to be sad about everything around us instead of working on being happy. Sounds dumb but that's my perspective I guess

by Anonymous 3 years ago