Discussion Does anyone else feel depressed just because of all the bad things in the world?

[Sans]

A big part of the reason I'm so sad all the time is because of all the sadness in the world around us. Everywhere you go, there's too much bad things like war, murder, starvation, etc. I can't do anything about it but it makes me so sad because I just want everyone to have a good life.

 

[justwannadie]

Besides my own mental pain, this is one of the smaller reasons I want to end it. All of the suffering in the world makes me so sad. Reading the news is suicide fuel. I can't even read the news anymore without having an anxiety attack and crying because of all the horrible things innocent people go through every day.

 

[beyondbreath]

absolutely. I have a big heart and to see people suffering, and I can't do anything about it, just depresses me so much.

 

[TrailerTrash]

Like @justwannadie it's a small reason for me too ...... but it makes it easier not to feel I'll miss much once I'm gone.

 

[Meant2Die]

You're clearly an empath. Me too. Congrats your life will be harder than others. However you have so much to offer this world bec you can sympathize with people, have empathy, I bet you have a lot of compassion for those who are less fortunate than you. We need more people like you to turn things around and in fact a lot of those souls have been incarnating more on planet Earth (see indigo children), You need to find like minded people bec I promise you there are a lot, and a lot of them are into spiritual things. But even if you are not, you should look Into how even one person's actions can make a difference and you could draw power from that.

 

[Fragile]

this is just nature, and i don't mean human nature, life is just creatures consuming others to ensure their survival.
it sucks but that's just how it is, humans are only different because we realize what's going on and some can exploit it to extreme levels.

i used to get sad about this, but then i realized that life is fundamentally cruel and unfair, we are born, we suffer, and then we die. some live better lives than others, but the end is the same.

everyone having a good life is simply impossible, at least now it is. in order for us to get what we need to survive and enjoy life then others have to suffer for it.
enjoying a good meal means that some creature or plant needed to die for it, the buildings that we live in and the roads that we travel are paved with the hard work and possibly exhaustion and even death of others, then there is the contamination that comes from basically any human activity, some will pay the price for that in the future even if we don't know them.

just don't think too much about it, the only good part about it is that eventually there will be an end to this cycle.

 

[TAW122]

While not exactly the same reasons, I do share similar reasons. I feel like the world is just callous and cold in general. Many parts of the world are touch starved and since I thrive on physical affection, it does depress me knowing that the one thing I cherish in day to day life is diminishing every single day around the world.

 

[Mr2005]

It's not my main reason but it is a reason. However plenty of people use this and then go on to demonstrate why they don't care. Call me a caring cynic

 

[sad_frog]

I feel this. I cry a lot more about things that don't really have anything to do with me than I should. I look at myself and see how helpless I am, that I can't stop the bad things happening to innocent people, I can't even help myself...and I want it all to end.

With no way to counter it I usually turn to drugs just so I can step out of my constant anxiety.
I've also found myself becoming colder and more angry as I get older...

 

[hypatia]

This is very relatable. I've always been really sensitive to injustice since I was a kid and being aware of what's happening around the world makes me more angry than sad maybe. When I realise things aren't going to improve, the feeling of despair is hard to shake.

 

[BlueWidow]

As my dad used to say, " the world is going to hell in a handbasket ". Of course, it seems like it's been doing that for a really long time. That's one of my lesser reasons for ctb. I don't want to have to watch the carnage anymore.

 

[Emily123]

I do . I am really sad that every thing in the world becomes money. I wrote a number of reviews for the doctor who botched my face and everytime it is being deleted . He wa not even qulified for that surgery but he does whatever that wats because he has money

 

[EndItQuickly]

Not the primary reason, but it makes it so hard feel happy when you're constantly surrounded by agony. Seeing roadkilled animals makes my heart sink, not because they are dead but because their last moments were likely filled with fear confusion and incredible pain. Even bugs that have been crippled and are struggling to move fill me with sadness...I always mercy kill them and I never kill a bug unnecessarily...I think I have problems haha

 

[Moonicide]

Putting my own mental illness and pain aside, yes, very much so... The world is so cruel and painful alone.
So many people undeserving of such pain are hurting every single day and knowing there's nothing I can do about it, hurts.
It shook me to the core along with my beliefs. I have no religion due to this.

 

[Nem]

I do . I am really sad that every thing in the world becomes money. I wrote a number of reviews for the doctor who botched my face and everytime it is being deleted . He wa not even qulified for that surgery but he does whatever that wats because he has money

Doctors lie like a rug when things go wrong...zero accountability. Sorry to hear that
Peace/hugs

 

[Final Escape]

Sometimes yea

 

[Meretlein]

It is more abstract for me. I see all the suffering in the world and come to negative conclusions about the value of life.

 

[Sweet emotion]

I think about things like that but my situation is pretty bad so I'm just not able to get depressed over that.

 

[Conker]

Doctors lie like a rug when things go wrong...zero accountability. Sorry to hear that
Peace/hugs

Some doctors don't even deserve to be breathing, they ought to be executed & have their pretty lil white suits tainted with their rotten blood.

 

[Emily123]

When I started thinking about suicide . My only reason was my botched face and the fact that I look like monester . But I am going to kill myself now because I don't like to deal with awful people in the world anymore . There are some people in our office and they do whatever that they can so I lose my job in these last days of my life . They don't know what is going to happen but it is a good oppurtunity for them to show what kind of decent people they are . They can smell when someone is in the position of weekness and their brutal nature make them attack me . I really want to close my eyes to this world and its awful people

 

[notjustyetagain]

yes. suffering is the measure of life on earth, which comprises inconceivably vast ecosystems of organisms, ranging in size from whales to viruses, tearing each other to pieces to ward off relentless starvation. trillions of creatures are stricken with gratuitous diseases, afflictions, and accidents that render their entire lives extremely painful. parasites infect and take over hosts' bodies whilst they're still alive. many nonhuman animals engage in rape, infanticide, and systematic abuse. suffering is immense not only in scale but also duration... billions of years of this savagery, with no end in sight.

the thimblefuls of relief that organisms cry out for in the face of this suffering are desperately feeble: how many weeks of the most blissful pleasure would you trade for a single day of the most excruciating torture? a nice sunrise doesn't balance this equation.

what makes so much human-related suffering doubly despicable is the fact that it's based on wilful and knowing exploitation and cruelty. the more i learn about life, the less agreeable it seems. given the immense suffering inherent to all living systems, pro-life affirmations strike me as actively harmful.

 

[Mr2005]

Trump, Brexit, knife crime, mass shootings, global warming. Not great is it?

 

[OneBigBlur]

Yeah, my personal problems aren't the only reason. The way society and humanity functions is sickening.

This Linkin Park music video describes how awful the world is and I feel like it's merely a introduction:



A lot of the imagery is fucking heartbreaking.

 

[Numbtopain97]

This is why I wake up and almost instantaneously feel angry every morning.
Everyone says there are all these amazing people in the world... I say nah. I say that people are the problem in the first place. Not a single rotten apple, but a worm-infested bushel.

 

[Jean4]

Donald Trump kicks up my PTSD and anxiety and doesn't help.

 

[Mr2005]

Donald Trump kicks up my PTSD and anxiety and doesn't help.

He is the embodiment of everything wrong with humanity and a depressing number of people share the same characteristics

 

[Jean4]

He is the embodiment of everything wrong with humanity and a depressing number of people share the same characteristics

That's a good start. I can think of even worse things to say lol.

 

[NitriteAnatomy]

Donald Trump kicks up my PTSD and anxiety and doesn't help.

When they made the annoying orange videos, no one said that it would run our country. Now we're stuck with a bing bong.

 

[BrokenHopes]

Yeah there is so much wrong in this world. They are talking about the opioid crisis, mental health crisis, suicide crisis, insert here whatever crisis. It is niether of those, it's a society as a whole crisis.

 

[BlueWidow]

Some doctors don't even deserve to be breathing, they ought to be executed & have their pretty lil white suits tainted with their rotten blood.

I second that!