Can video games cure depression?

Can video games cure depression?

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No, they cause it

Absolutely not. Get your shit together

It is. Poor Paco, forevially depressed

nah man just like any hobby they will only make you think you've escaped it but once you start doing something else it'll come back.

That guy is fucking legendary

No but they can make it more manageable.

what is depression?

is it the unwillingness to do things -- to have to exist in the moment and endure in order to get things done?

is it the lack of a worthwhile goal?

is it just a bad attitude?
is it a bad perspective on things?
when I say but, it's ignorance. is that it?

it is a problem?
if it's a problem what is it holding back or why is it a problem and what is it doing?

It's such a weird word to me. I think it may mean different things to different people, I don't understand it. I mean, I have times where I'd rather crawl in a corner and work my emotions out and come to an understanding with what's going on in my life, but that's just like, pausing a video game or putting down the book for a while to let things sink in. sometimes I just need time, or rather, I just want it. I'm just indulging myself though, but it's part of my character I think.

blah blah blah

no

They can help, but it's hard to get the energy to actually play them when you're depressed.

Sure, virtually anything can cure depression, but it's not going to work for everyone, it can also worsen depression in some people.

It's intentionally broad, because psychological states are very specific to individuals, to have a narrow definition for a state of mind would make it virtually restricted to one person. They are umbrella terms to categorise people's mental states so people unfamiliar with the individual have some idea as to the status of their mentality.

is that an olive garden?
i can tell because the floors

No. Leaving the house and getting some sunshine can though.

I see. Thank you, I had the wrong idea; now I have a better one.

>Can consuming media cure depression?
No. It might, in some cases, make life more bearable and provide usable insight (although the latter is usually delegated to books), but inevitably your problems will be waiting for you, and someday you'll have to work on yourself.

This.

No, but certain ones can help you face it.

Which ones are you thinking of?

No, but they provide escapism, wich is good enough.

Now that I have a little better understanding of what depression kinda is... I don't think there is a 'cure', but there is something going on.

I think it depends on the game, and it depends on you.

Before I started playing Enderal I was looking for something, but I also was willing to be in the moment and experience what it is rather than what it isn't when compared to my own expectations etc. It was a pleasant surprise.

When I played Enderal sometime ago I loved having something to look forward to, a story that was pulling me along getting my interest in a few different ways as well as the game-play because I was focusing of course on comparing it to skyrim's design and I constantly wondered about the 'vision' they had for Enderal. It kept me busy and engaged. Not only that, but have small and large success in the game boosted my mood in real life and gave me things to share and talk about with the people around me. Moreover beating the game made me feel good like finishing a great meal that I've been hungry for, I was sated and left with appreciation.

When playing WoW back in the day, having a good day in PvP; making a break through and gaining a new understanding of my class would fill my heart with pride and glory and self-worth because it was something I cared about, dreamt about and worked hard at because I wanted it. I learned lessons that I can apply to real life, I learned about myself through my efforts to get somewhere.

Games make me feel good, sometimes I wonder why and somethings can by applied to your day to make it, well, game-like. Like having small goals to reach a large goal etc.

It's an escape from reality

You've never had depression.

It is absolutely none of those things.

They cannot. I found that when I was depressed, I didn't even have the energy to play one.

I concur.

I have this problem too. It sucks.

Is it considered depression if I'm not sad or have negative thoughts?

I simple find everything meaningless and I don't really care about anyone except for close family.

But neither I feel happy, is like I'm trapped on a perpetual grey zone.

Briefly but that's just the escapism working. It is not a constant state and you will come down to an even worse spot. Wondering if you spent your time better than your current situation would be different. The situation that you are most likely running from with vidya isn't going to be fixed with vidya.

If anything play some pretentious walking simulator and think about it like the Edith Finch game or the Beginner's guide. Remember life actually doesn't have a goal and you are allowed to spend your time however you like. But when you start working against yourself then I sincerely hope you notice and do something about it.

Hopefully, you can start to read a little more like Dostoyevsky or Sarte and Camus.

You are loved user. Please use that love. Even if you have no one around you I want you to know that you may be a little faggot but I hold a reserved spot in my heart for you. I'll extend that to anyone actually reading this. Having a love of yourself is the first step to any grand life. Please user. Its going to be okay my lil fagola. It's just another day.

I wonder what it is.

Is it going to be like describing the Tao and only listing what it's not because it's impossible for a finger to point and itself?

Is it just a person who lacks fire in their heart. Are they all just soyboys without a cause?

In that case just put on some Once Upon A Time In China, chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung will show you how to be a man. Foresight of 10,000 miles, burning blood like the sun, etc, etc.

e.g. youtube.com/watch?v=Lb1jZQZyDEs

No.
At first it's normal escapism and your problems feel far away for a short time. Then the more you play to escape how everything else is away from your screen it only becomes fuel itself for you to use to justify hating yourself more and more. "I waste so much of my life playing video games and I'm still bad at them just like everything else" "I shouldn't die this much I know better" "I'm a useless waste even in a made up world of pixels and code" there's no escaping that little voice holding you back, all you can do is starve him out and delay his advance before he adapts to his new fuel source like a creeping virus.

maybe yeah.
My father claims I've been depressed since I was thirteen (of course he never brought this to my attention until a couple weeks ago. fucker.)
But from what I feel, it's a constant state of not really feeling anything. no passion, no aspirations, no goals, no interests, no real sadness and definitely no real happiness. It's like having nothing to live for while not necessarily wanting to die.
A misery mire of not really feeling anything about anything.

Its kill or be killed. Are you going to beat your chest and take your crown or are you going to roll over and die like a pig.

No
you are just retarded

Telling your kids they're depressed during their formative years is a pretty shitty move as a parent unless your kid is a real danger to himself or others. Your dad made the right call as long as he tried to help you in other ways.

You can cure depression by not being a little bitch

>abloo bloo my life is so hard ;( me sad I'm just gonna sit around all day and post on the internet about how le sad I am :(

Fucking attention whores and your pretend """illness"""". Either shut the fuck up or kill yourself.

>as long as he tried to help you in other ways.
well he either he didn't try or he failed. I don't hate him, though. But I'm 24 now, he could have told me years ago.

No, but playing games with gf/friends does. I'm not sure, because I have depression but not friends. Hope I'll test it in upcoming games.

Who hurt you user? Or are you still struggling with your own illness and lashing out like this?

No they're technology and Cred Forums already answered that question for you.

I was playing really good games like dmc and silent hill and i kind of got worse but idk if weed and cod is that much better

only thing that can cure depression is a gun

Thanks user, will try someday.

No, but it typically provides something enjoyable to help keep your mind off it.

Only if you play lol of legends or some similarly disappointing and unfulfilling game.

they are banned here

good one user we all know depression is just a fad

Nobody's perfect.
Besides, you're lucky: you can do this without him. Acknowledgment is the first step towards positive change.

fpbp

remember that the right to live implies a right to die
suicide watch is unethical

That's a hard question to answer. Probably not, but they can help
I used to like playing games when I was younger, but my friends were always outgoing, had girlfriends, very sociable. I felt like there was something wrong with, teachers recommending me therapists, "how come you never smile?". I never felt like there was anything wrong with me until people starting acting like I was gonna shoot up the school
After talking to a few girls, going out more, letting my friends talk me into going out a lot, I realized that isn't really who I am.
There was more times than I can count that friends would say "hey let's go to this concert, come with me to this party, let's go over this kid's house" and I went along because I did it for them, or I thought, "this will help me in the long run", which it did, because I can to the conclusion that I prefer to not do those things and don't romanticize them anymore.
But I'm drunk and rambling so don't take my experience to heart, probably try to get out more so you can judge for youself. thanks for reading my blog.

I think i just need good new braindead games tho thats all

> the conclusion that I prefer to not do those things and don't romanticize them anymore

So what do you look forward to now?

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Well first of all I gotta go back to college, I starting landscaping but wasn't making much money so I gotta get a new job, I used to play guitar a lot and that was fun so I'm gonna try to that again, I also used to speedrun a few games and want to do that again too. Speedrunning sounds gay and worthless but it's actually really rewarding and fun.
I have it easy though, if I really start hating myself and being depressed like I used to, my best friend that I play games with a lot is really sociable and can get me out.

No. But they can mask it if that's what you want to do. But at the end of the day you will have to confront it at some stage my dude. I know everyone will tell you this but you should try to get professional help. If you don;t feel comfortable with that you should try talking to a close friend or family member about your depression.

Nice.

Good escapism and reasons to get up in the morning can keep depression at bay.
>tfw have literally become delusional about "everything being A-Ok"
>this has been going on for years
>the wall is starting to crack
It's gonna be glorious when it all comes tumbling d o w n

Loneliness is something that seeps into the cracks of your heart. Boredom is what causes those cracks to appear.

Holy fuck... I'm 26 and I feel same.

I'm 27 and felt like that since I was 17

Fake it until you make it, but don't be scared to let the heads roll on occasion. Commiserating will make you feel shittier overall, and eventually you'll succumb, but if you bottle it you'll go juclear. You might not be able to be happy, but you can probably feel objectively positive about a big chunk of the world being in some impoverished shithole and despite being worse off then you, they're happy. If there's hope for them, there's hope for you.

You can't really enjoy playing videogames if you are truly depresseded.

Video games don't cause depression. They enable you to sit at your computer and do nothing with your life, which causes your depression.

>do nothing
Why nothing? I'm playing games.

You can have fun playing games, but at the end of the day are you fulfilled? Could the time you spend playing games instead be used for self-improvement? I guess I'm talking more to like NEETs and shit.

>got two weeks off between handing notice in and starting new job
>oh boy a break
>now I've got time off I can feel depression creeping in

I think working keeps your mind off things and sitting at home can be depressing, I can't think of anything to do though apart from going for walks desu

>self-improvement
Oh, I didn't recognize you from the beginning. You are one of those retards. Idk what you are doing here, go fuck somebody or go work. Don't forget to get drunk and self-improve.

That's what depression is

it helped me a lot. made me happy and kept me distracted from overthing certain things.

Working doesn’t feel like self improvement at all. Shit only makes me feel worse.

All you have is inertia. You're not happy and you don't even try to change? Don't fucking pin it on video games, it's you. Books don't cause depression. TV doesn't cause depression. Video games don't cause depression.
Having a job isn't self-improvement, but it's a step to getting out of a rut.

As someone who has just been diagnosed with severe depression, my experience is that games neither cure nor cause it.

However what they can do is offset it. Which is great in the short/medium term but only leaves a huge crash in the long term.

Once games loose their effectiveness in offsetting your depression, please go and seek some help. It means that your big crash is just around the corner.

Depression is a bullshit excuse made up by people too lazy and too weak to get their lives together. Whenever you offer them help or advice they just fall back to on the excuses of their depression, usually followed by smoking copious amount of weed.

Come the fuck on. Billions throughout history had dealt with their depression, gotten and life and survived. Now you waddle in self pity because you feel a bit sad :(

One time I got depressed because of personal shit and during my sad time I decided to finish Viewtiful Joe and it made me go "Maybe life isn't so bad after all".

I used to this pretty much this until life took a sudden downward turn. Turns out I'd been massively depressed for a long period of time. I think some part of me always knew it but didnt want to acknowledge it since it was a weakness that only "pussies" and "potheads" got.

The front I put up was to be scathing as fuck to people in my situation. Pretty ironic really.

God no. Games provide escapism. Curing depression is a search for either meaning or being able to set things to acceptance and move on. Neither of those things can be provided by games currently.

its not a stoner/poor people only condition

That's not at all what I'm saying, but that people who hide behind their depression is weak and refuse to dig themselves out of their hole.

Anyone can be depressed. It's their lot in life to rise above the ocation. And be man enough to get help to manage it. All my friends who are depressed refuse to do anything to better themselves, preferring to smoke pot and do nothing, while complaining about lifes unfairness.

Help I dropped out of my ego wtf

Start lifting, user. It really helps.

Ah, ok. Fair enough. I agree with that assessment in that case.

I mean, I put off getting help for years but I never considered myself depressed until shit went past the breaking point and the house of cards tumbled. Ever since realising what this shit is I sought help immediately.

The thought of wanting to get better is just something that needs to be non-negotiable within yourself in this situation. A good support network also helps.

I know m8 I normally do go to the gym but haven't because my new job is in a different place, going to look at a gym near it tomorrow though.

ITT: People confusing depression with being a lazy fuck

...even though it can be argued that most of the time depression makes a people become a lazy fuck.

The only thing that makes me depressed is when I try and do the things I want to be good at only to be confronted with how bad I am.

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you can't even play a game for more than 5 minutes... so no

They CAUSE depression.

When you spend your childhood mostly playing video games, you bring way too much stimulus for your brain. You see stuff you will never see in real life, and when it's time to get out, everything is boring.

Like... why would I go on a tropical island, when I already played Crysis? Why would I go to LA when I played GTA V? Why would dream of buying a nice car, when I already drove a Lamborghini in Need For Speed? Why go watch a football match when I can be my own coach in Football Manager? Why go to museums, when I can make history myself in Civilization?

It just makes life really really boring in comparison, and you don't get dopamine from doing normal stuff, like the rest of the people.

That's for most video games. But you also have the multiplayer ones, like CSGO, PUBG, LOL, DOTA, etc.

Where you get WAY too much dopamine in a short time, and then everything else feels like absolute boring shit.

A good comparison would be when you watch hardcore HD porn every day, and then it brings your standards way too high. And you end up not getting excited when you see normal looking girls. It's the same thing with video games, but instead of being your attraction to girls... it's your attraction to pretty much everything.

Plus, video games can get quite addictive, because they make you forget your problems. They cut you out of the real world, and you forget your worries. This can be a good thing too, like for movies, music, etc.

TLDR: Video games CAUSE depression.

What kind of question is that? Of course they can't. Only you can cure your depression. Figure out what's making you depressed, and fix it.

For example. Let's say my mother dies, and I become depressed. Playing video games isn't going to stop me from thinking about her. I have to come to terms with the fact that she's gone, and make peace with it.

Also like another user said, video games can cause depression. I know many people who became addicted to them in their teens and never got their life together.

Being depressed =/= Depression

The first one is when your girlfriend leaves you, your pet dies, a family member dies, etc. While the second one is when your brain completely shuts off the dopamine/serotonin production in the brain. Then it's permanent, and you can't cure it anymore... you can only manage it.

I wouldn't even wish Depression on my absolute WORST enemy.

Is this the original or an edit of the original?

I think you may just have a bad case of OCD, in which case you can't stop thinking about bad stuff. I know people like that.

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You're a retard but nice bait made me reply

It letting away real life so maybe yeah it is.

>what is depression?
Brain doesn't produce important hormones and you getting fucked up. Morale is the second air.

Video games can help prevent depression but if you already have it then there's no way to cure it with vidya alone. I think the reason i didn't get depressed yet is cause i still have my vidya.

>3 years ago something terrible happens, enter depression
>feel fucking destroyed, wonder why it's not affecting my body
>a few months later it starts
>my body starts decaying
>a long list of shit happens to my body
>feel completely exhausted 24/7, can't even rest
>mind is messy
>a year later the mind weakens a lot
>fragile memory, stumble while speaking, can't focus, can't think properly
>feel like I'm in a dream, nothing is real
>sometimes lose identity
>been told by a doctor that there are some pills that can help with anxiety a lot
I'm going to get better, I'll finally be happy again guys
right_____________________

It's a valid point though. I have friends who won't play any game unless they're steamrolling anything and everything in it. One of them, for example, used to enjoy challenging games but he's so addicted to the dopamine rushes from steamrolling people and AI in games he all but refuses to do anything else at this point. He doesn't realise this but it's a pretty obvious observation after knowing him for over a decade; he's addicted to the dopamine loop of winning in games and everything else life has to offer outside of sex and holds zero interest to him. Even other video games that he would have to learn and acquire skill in hold no interest because he isn't getting hi instant dopamine rush from it.

staying inside all day and doing nothing to better yourself in any measurable way causes depression. (video games)

I'm there too, user. I'd say I noticed depression setting in about 7 years ago and it has pretty much destroyed everything I had going for me. My body, mind, social circles, etc are all in the shitter. I can't say whether or not you'll be able to regain happiness, but if it ever gets to the point where suicide seems to be the only viable option, then go to your doc and get some pills. The pills won't make you "happy" but they might allow you to have moments of happiness which will allow you to function. These meds can also carry the risk causing irreparable brain damage to a degree, so it's kindof a tossup.

Take care of yourself. I've given up on enjoying videogames much these days but that doesn't prevent me from enjoying the discussion/shitposting about them.

Simple games like non-pay-2-highscore Arcade games, meaning no continues beyond your 1 credit and Pinball can in the right settings. Even if you add depressants like alcohol. Just throw a couple friends in the mix. 3 people including yourself is minimal perfection.

replying to

> Having a job isn't self-improvement, but it's a step to getting out of a rut.
Yeah, because annoying repetitive work is somehow getting you out from boring life cycle which hasn't any sense. What a joke.

b-but you can earn MONEY
you can use this MONEY to buy THINGS
don't you wanna BUY THINGS?

>irreparable brain damage
hold the fuck on... explain yourself

Never cured mine. Only let me escape it

getting a job reintegrates you into society and adds to your self worth. it also makes you value your free time a lot more. if you can't see the benefits of this, go live in a cabin in the woods alone and secluded from society, see if that helps.

What a coincidence, I came home from work today, ate a sandwich, and then had a minor breakdown. A nap and talking to a friend in Japan on the phone for an hour helped get me out of it. Things haven't changed, but at least I don't feel like shit right now. Just find a friend you can talk to.

I believe in you user.

I don't mean you are going to slowly become a drooling retard after x amount of time, but many anti-depressants have not been studied long enough in humans to fully understand how they work or what complications they can cause down the road. I've tried many psyche meds for many reasons. For me, benzodiazepine drugs have worked the best.. little to no anxiety IN THE BEGINNING. but now I'm at the point where tolerance has developed and I have EXTREME rebound anxiety/paranoia/delusions without them, as well as physical withdrawal symptoms (addiction basically). I won't eat, I won't sleep, I won't leave my house with them, or some measure of force is involved.

I'm not telling you my story in order to convince you that any of these things will happen to you, but when one of your brain's primary functions is maintaining homeostasis as best it can, SOMETIMES adding drugs to the mix is a no go. For me it was a last resort sort of thing. A bullet or some pills, and there's no fucking way I'm going to let them zap my brain with ECT treatments.

Never ceases to amaze me how much the mentally ill can drone on about themselves (used to work on a suicide hotline.)

I'm not saying it's even possible to snap out of it when you;re this narcissistic but it's this internalising MEMEMEMEME my struggle, my problems, my happiness bullshit that keeps a lot of you people cowering in a corner because the real world is the sobering reality that it doen't revolve around your mickey mouse bullshit problems.

No, I was depressed and played video games day and night and they did nothing for me. Ironically, once I branched out to something else in high school, I became less depressed. I joined the JROTC just for the sake of experiencing it on a whim, and it made me feel more confident and happier.

If anything, over-indulging in video games makes you more depressed.

pretty sure you're not supposed to stay on the fucking meds for years and years either you retard. do you even know what cognitive behavioral therapy is? you're supposed to stay on them long enough to change your attitude so your brain juices start flowing the right way.

basically brainwashing but who wouldn't with this problem

also what said

You two sound like very balanced, intelligent, kind people. You guys should get married so you can shit on mental illness while fucking eachother in the ass.

When is the next plinkett review

They make it worse
t. been here forever

Im turning 25 now and ive always wanted to make video games but i can't write code or do art. Ive made alot of decisions in life i regret, lots of chances squandered due to laziness and now with a job and a desire to make a real attempt at it i struggle to find the drive. I have artbooks and coding books eager to be read but i haven't even so much as made it to the first study. I don't know if im depressed but I have a hard time looking at myself in the mirror and not calling myself a failure. Games do mitigate the effects especially ones with close friends.

Having some work helped my depression, at the end of the day its enjoyable to play games. I would say its a recreational activity to enjoy after a task.

Lol I spent about 10 years of my life depressed until 4 months ago when I got my first proper girlfriend. Instantly cured my unhappiness and the past 3.5 months have been the best times of my life bar none, forgot about vidya, drugs, all my anxiety. Then 2 weeks ago I find out she has 3 kids, ex-husband of 16 years cheated on her and beat the shit out of her. Left her with no money so her kids ended up in an orphanage and she is a severe alcoholic. Turned to prostitution to make ends meet. Ever since I've found out she started drinking even more heavily and we've started fighting almost everyday. I'm just not meant to be happy or something.

>Just find a friend you can talk to
No, find something else to do. If you just find a friend to bitch about how sad your life is all the time and then don't do anything about it, that friend's just going to get fed up with it eventually.
You have to change if you're unhappy with your life.

And you sound like a terribly disgruntled faggot. Enjoy your side of the fence.

In the short term you might feel less depressed because you're distracted, but long term playing too much video games will likely make depression worse.

its usually being unable to let go of the past

whats the deal with depression? just get over it! lol!

>getting a job reintegrates you into society and adds to your self worth.

That's only if your low self-worth is caused by not having a job.
What if it's caused by being an ugly, retarded midget with a tiny penis?

L M A O

>What if it's caused by being an ugly, retarded midget with a tiny penis?
then you join a circus and be with your people, then you'll feel better.

Depression isn’t real. Psychology and mental illness isn’t real. It’s made up by jews and liberals to promote degeneracy and laziness to soyboy cucks like you. Man the fuck up and quit being a little bitch.

Learn a fucking skill set that's of some actual use to society instead of wasting precious air by sitting on your fat ass and jerking off to anime girls. Jesus christ, you people deserve worse than the death sentence. You're more than useless to society, you're actively weighing society down

Man, have you had any experience with clinical depression? He's not making that shit up. Your brain chemistry fucks itself hard, to the point that your attitude is almost irrelevant since you're going to suffer no matter what. Many people lose the ability to be happy outright. Many feel constantly anxious or suicidal without any real reason, and their only option is to wait it out.

Would you tell a guy with schizophrenia to suck it up and stop being so egotistical? Neither group has control of how they feel, it's just a burden they have to carry. The fact that you worked for a suicide hotline and still came away with such a stunning lack of empathy is sad. Honestly, arrogant, know-it-all cunts like you are the reason other countries hate us.

>long enough to change your attitude
Wrong. Again, it's not an attitude problem.

>"MENTAL ILLNESS ISNT REAL FAGGOTS, IT'S THE JEWS AND LIBERALS SECRET PLAN TO DESTROY US"

Do you even realize how sick you sound?

>muh society
we don't give a fuck

Is this wall of text true?

What about a permanent ham and cheese tongue

Le epic black pill XD
So edgy XD

if you don't give a fuck about society, then stop fucking expecting society to care about you. Do the entire world a favor and dissapear

How did you guys decide what you want to do as an adult for money

I got lucky because I love sitting around doing jack shit on my computer, and it turns out you can get paid 150k a year to do that.

or exploit it to live comfortably while you get mad about it

stop being a bitch and exercise thats literally all you have to do

Society didn't give a fuck about me and allowed my life to be ruined by neglectful parenting when I was a child, so why should I feel guilty about being a NEET?

>Honestly, arrogant, know-it-all cunts like you are the reason other countries hate us
and then I knew you were 15
decent post otherwise

>living comfortable
>literally was just complaining about being a depressed faggot
sure bud

Society isn't responsible you your fucking parents you fucking tool. Jesus christ you are an absolute narcissist

Not the same guy bud.

What you just typed makes no sense. Are you simply angry or impaired in some way?

I'm not saying it's a problem exclusive to the U.S. by any means, but it's a particular problem that I notice here over and over again, and I'm sick of seeing it. Why shouldn't I be? If you understand the rest of my post, you know how that mentality directly fucks people like us over in the long run. Is that not worth getting upset about?

Yes it is. If there were more restrictions on sexuality and reproduction then I wouldn't have been born. Instead, they allow any retarded alcoholic faggots to carelessly shit out as many babies as they want. Then they don't intervene if the kids are malnourished or have an otherwise damaging lifestyle that will inevitably lead them to misery in adulthood.

I am happy.

>society allowed my parents to abuse me
Society didn't allow shit. Everyone has their own problems, the world doesnt fucking revolve around you. Pull your head out of your ass

>>I don’t know what this means but I’ll use it anyway
>probably types mfw when
eat shit

What kind of job? I always hear about applying to be customer support but then i always worry about not being able to help the person..

yes they do faggot, you just didn't tell anyone. shouldn't have been a helpless little moping faggot.

I was put on these drugs when I was still a kid and I only later found out that they can tank your testosterone levels and stunt your growth. No wonder I look like a feminine beta faggot.

its fine to get upset at the attitude and I agree with you that he's a cunt, but why bother tying it to your perception of the nation's international reputation? it makes no sense in this context

I didn't even read the post you were responding to, but you clearly have some kind of resentments that cause you anger over the subject.

whatever. By "exploit" I assume you mean living off welfare which sounds like a fucking garbage life

Who's "they"? Who are these people that are "allowing" this to happen? You realize there are 7 billion people who have no fucking clue who you or your parents are? You sound like a fucking schizo

first day on Cred Forums kid?

That requires a child to be fully informed and know that their lifestyle is damaging them in the long run.
Also, the bar for neglect/abuse is very high, nobody cares as long as you're not beating your kids in public (which is really far less damaging than some other, subtler forms of neglect).

I've been here a few hours.

wisdom user. hang in there best you can

Or I just like taking my anger out on anonymous NEETs

Maybe it's a sign that you need to find a fucking real hobby or artistic outlet if the only things that make you happy are video games, drugs and pussy.

>Who's "they"? Who are these people that are "allowing" this to happen? You realize there are 7 billion people who have no fucking clue who you or your parents are? You sound like a fucking schizo

>if you don't give a fuck about society, then stop fucking expecting society to care about you.

I'm saying society never really cared much about me when it was most important, so I don't feel any shame about being this way.

Alright, yeah, it's not that relevant. I wrote America because it's the only country I have relevant experience with, but no doubt these people can be found anywhere you look.

Just a normal guy who's sick of entitled cunts. You're clearly the one who's actually upset, dumbass.

Did you get fucked over by CPS or something? How in the fuck is the entirety of society responsible for your shitty situation?

The most pathetic part about you is that rather than improve the world and try to fix the ways it fucked you over, you'd rather just mope and complain on Cred Forums while you rot away

youre alright
stay empathetic
I play games online with people of a lot of different nationalities, and most are just curious how life is over here, and they tell me about life over there. these are real people, and they don't judge me based on where I'm from but rather how I treat them. same to them.
don't worry so much about the bantz of Cred Forums and the retards in the media and just connect with people

Thanks, bro.

So now that you've identified the behavior, search for the root of it, perhaps?

The only part of this that made me even slightly mad was the faggot who claimed to have worked on a suicide hotline. I'm passionate about this subject.. if that's wrong of me then I must just be a stupid brainwashed dummy, right?

no but they can keep you busy and distracted from it. you need to do other things

I'm the suicide hotline guy, dipshit. I was actually the coordinator for the hotline and I did my job well but EVERYONE who answered those phones knew what they were there to do: coddle mentally ill narcissists. Of course we don't exactly say that aloud but people can still have good intentions and perform their duties well despite being incredibly frustrated dealing with entitled little bitches like yourself.

>rather than improve the world and try to fix the ways it fucked you over

Why would I want to help other people when my own life is already fucked beyond repair? Misery loves company. I'd prefer if there were more people like me.

Okay this guy here is the epitome of the hit I dealt with on that suicide hotline. "I HATE EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING FUCK YOU FIX ME!"

Mmmmkay?

I'm a dipshit because I can't keep track of every angry asshole in the thread. Gotcha. You keep calling me entitled but what have I said that leads you to believe that, and what do I feel entitled towards?

Genuinely curious.

>my own life is fucked beyond repair
You're so full of shit. Theres people in uganda eating fucking mud cookies to stay alive and they probably dont bitch half as much as you. You live in one of the most developed countries in the world with countless services to help you get on your feet. Get fucked loser

how can a retard like you be in charge of a suicide hotline holy shit
do you even understand what being depressed is
americans everyone

DELITIZED

I've been consistently nauseous for about four weeks after quitting my SSRI, from morning till night I feel sick and attempt to throwup regularly.

Should I see a doctor

Taking an educated guess from watching you megapost like a fucking faggot who owns the thread dishing out feel-good armchair psychologist advice like you actually know what the fuck you're talking about from choking down more xanax in a week than most of us will see in a lifetime.

>americans everyone
yup, some of the most privilaged people on earth, and they'll still find shit to bitch about.
>"boohoo my life is so easy and everything is provided for me, but Im depressed! Wont someone help me!??"

rafe15.deviantart.com/art/Me-at-Olive-garden-178597880

>go out and be a sociable normie
>just wanna get back home to play games
>get back home to play games
>feel like a loser
>go out and be a sociable normie
Why are we here?

Yeah I have an actual pyschology degree, retard. I'm not dismissing the reality of mental illness but stating an incredibly obvious fact that most of the people that called were just fucking narcissists and drug addicts.

Have I posted more times than you? I don't believe I have. The funny thing about this is that I DO know what I'm talking about, and now you are making absurd assumptions.

I do not take xaxax, and I do not abuse the medications that I have. I get by with as little as possible these days.

epic post

you have a cocksucking degree
turns out talking about yourself and your problems and how self aware of them you are and you wish you could pay atention to other things but they are burning inside you and can't stop it makes you a narcissist right?

Cred Forums is not your blog


Cred Forums is not your blog


Cred Forums is not your blog


Cred Forums is not your blog


Cred Forums is not your blog

Yeah that sounds pretty self involved honestly. I would seek out some other activities that take you outside of yourself and your own needs but I'm guessing that's not on the menu.

Newsflash, my friend; your doctor isn't going to tell you that you're a narcissistic scumbag and you;re depressed because everyone hates you. They're going to tell you what you want to hear and feed you pills.

To suffer

"Social services" don't change anything about the person that you are. If your problems involve intrinsic mental or physical attributes (whether they're caused by genetics or upbringing) or other circumstances that can't be changed, nothing can be done for that. Talking ad nauseum about a problem doesn't make it go away.

You probably should. When I quit SSRI I didn't have any major reaction.

There's more to life than either being a socialite or a complete shutin and playing videogames. If you're happy with neither, maybe look at other things to do.

Comedy and tragedy is headed your way my friend. I do hope it doesn't hurt you too badly as it happens.

Guess you better kill yourself then, huh?

>Sarte and Camus
I thought you wanted him to be *less* depressed.

these conversations are the only socializing some of these people do, ever. think about that for a minute. imagine the crushing loneliness.

No, I like being a nuisance. Killing myself would make my mother's life better. That's the reason I'll never do it. I live purely out of spite.

It's the megaposting, man. Just stop being a fucking faggot.

Complete and utter bullshit. Social services can help people with down syndrome and schizophrenia better integrate into society. Just because they can't hand you a magical cure for your condition doesn't mean they betrayed you, you entitled brat

Devil may cry got me to lose about 80 pounds .

Devil may cry has also put me into a 10 year depression.

>nothin personell kid!

I'm glad I don't live in your american shithole
I'm fine myself, I was talking about the supposed people that called your miserable suicide hotline
now I understand why there are school shootings every day

Drugs make me pretty happy. But they're expensive and hella hard to come by where I live.

Good for you, stop expecting people to sympathize if you've given up completely. Either seek help or stfu

There is no help and I don't expect anyone to sympathize with me.

>Billions throughout history had dealt with their depression, gotten and life and survived.
No. They just suffered in silence or killed themselves. Simply surviving isn't enough.

Only neets should be allowed to psot here.

Good then fuck off.

Then why have you bothered explaining your entire situation to fucking strangers on Cred Forums? You seem desperate for sympathy

>megaposting while trying to reason with a megafaggot

I'm just posting dude, I hope someone can take something good away from it. That's all. If not, I enjoy the banter. That being said, I do agree it's time to get back to videogames.

>I like being a nuisance
>Good then fuck off.
Now why would I do that? :)

faggot pussy brap piss

>Figure out what's making you depressed, and fix it.
What if you can't fix it? Many, many things are completely unfixable.

no
t. depressed for 15 years and counting

No I just can't abide by dishonesty. I resent the implication that there's "help" and that if you don't change your life then you must not want to change. As if it's all a matter of choice.

Who /neverfeltdepressionbefore/ here

You said yourself you don't want to change, and there's tons of help out there for even the worst conditions.

No there's not. You have blinders on and are just ignoring all the parts of life that can't be changed if you actually believe that.

This is the kinda faggot shit that makes me wish the Nazis had won. Don't want to get with the program? Costing the government millions while telling everyone to go fuck themselves? To the oven!

I theorize that depression didn't exist the way it does in the modern world. People were constantly seeking food, among nature, in close family like tribes (which in itself could be a problem but it's not like people back then gossiped like they do nowadays). Today if you feel bad and are depressed as shit, you gotta get dressed, brush your teeth and comb your hair, make sure you wear clean clothes, get in your car to deal with traffic or public transport, deal with 400 people on the way, and go through a trillion hoops to get to your destination. Lets say you wanted to go to a park and see "nature" you'd deal with all that, get to the park and deal with screaming kids, barking dogs, car noises, or a giant 1000 mile trip for some poeple. Meanwhile back in the day they just put on a loin cloth and walked to the stream with hightened senses looking out for bears, no time to be depressed as fuck. Today if you wanna go for a walk you gotta go down a set path or risk police force or some redneck witha shotgun, or a 400 buildings blocking your path.

For everyone complaining about their depression, watch this. It will help you.

nobodytm.com/video/cover.html

Are you me?

You're very clearly the one with blinders on. I never fucking claimed theres a cure, but theres services to improve quality of life no matter what condition it is that you have.

What condition do you have btw?

>getting a job reintegrates you into society
Yeah, as a worker drone. Doesn't mean anyone's going to actually like me or enjoy my company.

>and adds to your self worth
Not really.

>it also makes you value your free time a lot more.
What a load of shit. Are you also one of those people who thinks death is a good thing because it somehow makes life more valuable?

>if you can't see the benefits of this, go live in a cabin in the woods alone and secluded from society, see if that helps.
You seem to believe that simply getting a job somehow precludes being rejected by society.

>friend in Japan

>being this extremely retarded
may as well kill yourself

anyone else legit mad that depression became a "meme"?

I didn't say I wasn't going to take action. Besides, I only briefly brought it up. We were catching up on what he's been doing, and I haven't spoken to him in a while.

You had no fucking business working at a suicide hotline. I'm surprised you applied for that job in the first place, given your opinions.

>Getting literally no sunlight because of my sleep
>been inside for weeks on end
>Feel myself getting really depressed and frustrated, rethinking how I act in life, and wondering if a long time friend of mind is worth cutting

The only cure for depression is you. You've gotta do what you need to, within obvious reason, to make yourself feel ok.

Find what's truly important to you, because at the end who's there? You.

Bullshit. I used to exercise all the time, and it never made me feel any better.

agreed

>What condition do you have btw?
He doesn't. He's completely full of shit

Grow a fucking pair and off yourself you insufferable faggot.

I ran the damn thing. I listened to a few people die too.

>32
It only get worst

did space cop do that bad

As someone who used to be depressed, I have no sympathy for the types of people who have completely given up on themselves. Being depressed is fine, but when you blame everyone else and demand everyone else to fix it for you, you're a total fucking loser, a worm actually

this hurts my eyes and ears

Everyone encouraging suicide ITT, you are truly pathetic.

It's weird.. it's almost like you people are projecting your own fears and insecurities onto others while maintaining some sense of superiority. Hmm.

They probably post on inceltears desu.

>I listened to a few people die too

Is that supposed to help your credibility?

The only reason /r9k/ is still here is as a containment board for feelfags. Go back there.

And that has *what* to do with what I said? I didn't deny that you worked there. I said you *shouldn't* have worked there.

Surprised you didn't fall for it. Honestly I don't think anyone ever even attempted it in earnest in my six years on that stupid, pointless thing. Anyone that claimed to have actually taken an overdose or anything like that would be dishing out their address within minutes because they were more concerned that their ex-girlfriend find out about their "suicide attempt" than actually killing themselves.

The people with the nut to go through with it don't call.

I was clarifying you monogloid, faggot, retard sperglord. Mostly hoping you guys would take the bait with the "listening to people die" bit.

>The people with the nut to go through with it don't call.
Possibly because they're afraid of getting someone like you on the line.

as someone who has dealt with suicidal ideology for about 12 years, no, but it can briefly make you stop thinking about it

The only person who was encouraged to kill himself is that insect bragging about how he wants to fuck over society because society as a whole is some how responsible for his depression

Hello reddo?

Embrace it. The best medicine is always the most painful.

Competitive fps or social games like being in a clan or guild can help.
Soloqueing can take your mind off of it.
Whenever I feel bad I go play some Quake or Counter Strike and get a really high k/d on a smurf.

I know it's baffling to some jackass like you but I'm a professional and my personal feelings didn't have any effect on my ability to perform my duties.

I just wonder what motivated you to seek out those duties in the first place, because it sure as hell wasn't a genuine desire to help people.

Well I do agree that's bullshit, but society certainly plays a role. Wanting "revenge" against society is just autistic rage. I don't want some edgy outcast sitting alone in the dark all night thinking about how he should end it all. That's never a good thing, but I guess it is part of the process of growing/learning.

Well I actually have bills to pay and shit so that might have played a role. It was a flaming ass hole of a job that I took to further my career. I've done my time and my resume kicks ass.

of course society plays a role, but holding society as a whole responsible is retarded. Also claiming that society isn't worth improving is pathetic

So I was right that you had no business working there. Thanks for confirming that.

Completely agree, dude. Keep in mind this individual is disturbed and probably wont have much impact on society.

Whatever you need to tell yourself to keep that house of cards standing.