Discussion Do you think your depression helps you see the world as it is?

[Kat!]

Or do you think you just always see the negatives.

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

A bit of both, the worlds sucks such massive cocks it puts Broccollibutts to shame, but being big sad makes it so i straight up don't give a fek about any and all small positive things.

 

[Weightoftheworld]

I think I have depression because I see the world and life as it truly is, not the other way around unfortunately.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I doubt my way of viewing the world has any rational basis I think I just lucked out on being correct sometimes on the state of things. Even then I don't trust my own views very often anyway.

 

[AprilsBlessings]

Yes! I always noticed that depressed people see the world as it is and this always got me thinking
if that means that depression is the natural or the supposed mental state for humans

 

[aeon]

No, I am too lost in my own misery to be able to see things objectively.

 

[IsThisTheEnd?]

my argument with Doctors etc is I'm telling the truth and life isn't worth continuing and I can't pretend it is anything else and others are falling theirself, there argument is I'm sick and not seeing clearly.

 

[shadowchaser]

I believe one can never see the world "as it is"; this is simply a pretty idea that does not exist as to be human is to be influenced deeply and irreversibly by one's environment, upbringing, and circumstances. Contrary to the popular belief, though, this isn't and shouldn't be viewed as a bad thing. But then again "good" and "bad" are also subjective :)
In any case, my depression is just another lens through which I view the world.

 

[Kat!]

A bit of both, the worlds sucks such massive cocks it puts Broccollibutts to shame, but being big sad makes it so i straight up don't give a fek about any and all small positive things.

The sacred name

 

[Latios]

Apparently people have actually argued that depression does indeed lead us to see the world more accurately:

Depressive realism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[PursuitofWonder]

Like others have said, there's some truth to both. Depression can lead us to only see the things we dislike in the world, making things seem bleak. At the same time in reality, much of the world is indeed dark and depraved. We see more of what the world really is but we also can fail to see the few positives that do legitimately exist out there.

 

[demuic]

To me, it is an objective fact that there is more bad than good in the world, and the very nature of reality itself supports that.

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

The problem is mainstream culture will try to gaslight the depressed into false positivity which is very annoying. Also reality based warnings go unheeded and when things happen that realistic people predict then you become the messenger that got shot