Mental Health on Yik Yak | The pathological framing of stuff like depression and anxiety bothers me so much bc wdym it’s my problem? I’m just trying to cope and survive in a world that’s broken

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Mental Health 22h

The pathological framing of stuff like depression and anxiety bothers me so much bc wdym it’s my problem? I’m just trying to cope and survive in a world that’s broken

Anonymous 19h

You just admitted you see the world as broken, so it’s not a shock to me that you have some form of depression. Once you start counting your blessings and realize that nothing is promised to you you’ll feel a lot better. A lot of depression isn’t an actual chemical imbalance that can only be fixed with pills, a big part of it is a negative mindset and habit loop that takes work to get out of

Anonymous 18h

If I really have a “negative mindset” I’d prob be dead already, the only reason I’m still living is bc I’m still trying, and that’s nowhere near negative. I get the psych way of seeing things, but maybe consider the other way too, maybe it is the world acting too hard on people, maybe it is the system’s fault and maybe we do need to try fixing it rather than becoming numb about the system and blaming it on ourselves and biology :)

Anonymous

OP 16h

You need to learn to operate within the system unfortunately

Anonymous

#1 16h

And it’s possible, it just takes a lot of purposeful habit building and mindset shifting.

Anonymous

#1 15h

Unfortunately if everyone thinks that way the world is just gonna get worse and worse. The problem is what needs fixing, not the people trying to survive

Anonymous

OP 12h

Most systems have been considered broken since the beginning of civilization. We can try to fix things but there will always be people who are unhappy with the changes made. It may become a golden era for others though. There are many factors that are just out of our control, and the best thing you can do for your own life is to enjoy it while it lasts instead of focusing on things you can’t control

Anonymous

#1 12h

And you do have to train gratitude at times, so it’s not the worst coping mechanism to blame outside factors but it is still coping nonetheless

Anonymous

#1 10h

1. I’ve lived better years I think I know when it’s going up and when it’s going down. 2. Try living as a tck poc female international student and see what it’s like to be limited by your mere presence before asking me to “train gratitude.” 3. I never said it wasn’t a coping mechanism, but to have to cope in this system also says something abt the system no?

Anonymous

#1 10h

Also I’ve been saying I understand why you think this way from the start. I get it, you have the privilege to see and live it this way, and I have no desire to change any of that. All I’ve been doing is just justifying my argument, meanwhile what you’ve been showing/telling me is no understanding and that it is my fault. It’s not, and I’m not gonna argue any further beyond this. I simply choose not to lie to myself that this is a perfect world and I’m supposed to be grateful for everything.

Anonymous

OP 9h

I get it we all need to complain sometimes