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tsykoais
i can't drown my demons they know how to swim
- Apr 9, 2023
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i constantly get that. i mean i try to be as nice i can be but it's never appreciated or recognized and it's so hard to be nice 24/7 when i'm chronically depressed.
Oh yeah I definitely get that thrown my way, especially when I was younger. I am in fact a very pessimistic person but I don't try to be mean. Where "mean" comes from is probably misunderstandings due to my poor social skills but also because I used to be very blunt and honest and direct and ig people felt judged pr would rather I shut up. But I try to be kind.i constantly get that. i mean i try to be as nice i can be but it's never appreciated or recognized and it's so hard to be nice 24/7 when i'm chronically depressed.
i 100% agree with everything you said here but i don't really considered myself "pessimistic" and i'm not really open to people to be about how i feel about most things. i'm just more withdrawn/introverted than anything. i notice that people just use words that have negative connotations around them without actually knowing what they mean to describe anything that they don't like. a lot of people don't know the difference between honest/blunt and pessimistic.They don't actually think that you're wrong for being pessimistic
This definitely makes sense. To a degree I think optimistic and non-depressed people often lack empathy and get really upset when you're not enjoying a moment that they are. They take it personally or maybe even see it as ungrateful.Imo people react hostile / try to make you look unreasonable simply because you remind them of the darkness within themselves.
They don't actually think that you're wrong for being pessimistic, but they're unable to confront their own struggles with life / the human condition.
Just like you, they try to be nice and positive, but when the cracks in this facade start showing, people start lashing out.
I also struggle with this constant expected dishonesty, but I've gotten kind of good at not saying anything instead.
it's always been a mix for me i'm either what you just described to some people or seemingly rude to others.Nope, never. I'm generally very polite, cheerful, and personable despite also being very asocial.
Y'know, now that you mention it, I think I might be the same and people just don't say it explicitly to my face lmaoit's always been a mix for me i'm either what you just described to some people or seemingly rude to others.
I'm guilty of having done that and I can say that I felt the exact same thing you are describingImo people react hostile / try to make you look unreasonable simply because you remind them of the darkness within themselves.
They don't actually think that you're wrong for being pessimistic, but they're unable to confront their own struggles with life / the human condition.
Just like you, they try to be nice and positive, but when the cracks in this facade start showing, people start lashing out.
I also struggle with this constant expected dishonesty, but I've gotten kind of good at not saying anything instead.