Venting Depressive realism

[suffering]

Once you experience depressive realism, nothing can ever be the same again. Even if you win the lottery and all your wishes come true and whatever, you will always know that beneath the surface of it all there's only desperation lurking. Desperation, futility, boredom, aging and illusions. Nothing can ever be the same again.

 

[Sundayafternoon]

Once you experience depressive realism, nothing can ever be the same again. Even if you win the lottery and all your wishes come true and whatever, you will always know that beneath the surface of it all there's only desperation lurking. Desperation, futility, boredom, aging and illusions. Nothing can ever be the same again.

It cannot be unlearned. It makes it that much harder to interact with "life apologist". Especially if you lose your veil before adulthood.

 

[Meeseeks]

I hear you on the inability to unlearn. It's a cruel joke. I cannot get joy out of anything at the moment.

 

[wxtyubidi7y]

It hardly occurs to any non-depressed people that the population might have a widespread optimism bias.

 

[EpidemicOfDenial]

Once you experience depressive realism, nothing can ever be the same again. Even if you win the lottery and all your wishes come true and whatever, you will always know that beneath the surface of it all there's only desperation lurking. Desperation, futility, boredom, aging and illusions. Nothing can ever be the same again.

It appears that we're so depressed that we can only speak of depressing things even in the "off-topic" chat.

 

[Rollo]

It hardly occurs to any non-depressed people that the population might have a widespread optimism bias.

You don't have to be an optimist to be non-depressed though. Like me I'm not depressed and I'm not an optimist (and neither a pessimist).

 

[ReadyasEver]

I am not a pessimist or optimist either. I'm looking at things straight on for what they are. I feel so badly at times for so many reading the stories of depression, abuse, and mental health advocates that advocate anything but mental health. I'm here because my health laid it out for me. It really doesn't matter about the specific reason you here, what matters is that we all are trying to attain some sort of peace. That peace may come in a recovery or it may come with CTB. What does help greatly is shared experiences and shared pain, the discussion of it. It provides clarity, at least to me, and the issues that I'm facing. This site provides an outlet for those seeking to end their pain or directions to a recovery. Whatever the end game is for any of us, I'm glad that outlets like this finally exist in our society, a society that has been sweeping these issues under the rug for so long. Dignity is a two way street. Leading a life of your own choosing is what we all hope for, having a death of our choosing should be as equally dignifying.

 

[Life sucks]

Yes. You can understand why life sucks and what they tell you is nothing nut lies and illusions.

I can't unlearn and I have to endure until I leave this torture machine called life. But Tbh knowing the truth can be painful, however, gives you the full logical explanation which can greatly reduce or eliminate cognitive dissonance unlike living the illusion and seeing endless shit in life and never getting an answer.

 

[Journeytoletgo]

I agree. This is what I am going through I just see everything as pointless and mundane. I don't want to work idc anymore. I just have to pay off these student debts and then CTB. My ex from years ago gave me so much pain I became so isolated and depressed I looked out in the world and seen how awful and depressive it truly is.

 

[FuneralCry]

What some people might call depression, I just see it as being realistic. My feelings are perfectly rational in regards to my circumstances. I see life for what it is, meaningless, tedious and repetitive and most of all filled with suffering. There is no point to it all.