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Wombat:
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--- Quote from: neurocase on 27 Sep 2021, 23:19 ---[...] What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that. [...]
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Thats when theres a medical reason for the depression.
But you can be depressed for real reasons, too. You lost a friend, your long lasting relationship failed, you suffer from loneliness, you are getting bullied, you are in prison and they isolated you, you got a serious permanent injury like losing a limb or going blind, you have a serious disease like cancer that hurts you and might kill you, etc etc etc.
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Those are things to feel sad and unhappy about, which is different from the malignant nothingness of depression that Allie Brosh explained so well at Hyperbole and a Half.
The life-changing idea I got from the psychologically deep movie "Inside Out" was that sadness can counter depression.
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Those are also things that can contribute to depression as well. Being sad and having depression are different, yes, but there can be an overlap in contributing factors, and depression can present in a variety of ways.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: snubnose on 28 Sep 2021, 05:48 ---
--- Quote from: neurocase on 27 Sep 2021, 23:19 ---[...] What with depression being caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and all that. [...]
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Thats when theres a medical reason for the depression.
But you can be depressed for real reasons, too. You lost a friend, your long lasting relationship failed, you suffer from loneliness, you are getting bullied, you are in prison and they isolated you, you got a serious permanent injury like losing a limb or going blind, you have a serious disease like cancer that hurts you and might kill you, etc etc etc.
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Phrasing. Maybe 'situational' in place of 'real'?
Clinical depression runs in my family. We can get double-whammied sometimes with both the chemical imbalance and depression brought about by our current situation. For example, my younger brother is a friendless extrovert (it's not my place to divulge tbe reasons why).
BenRG:
Ah! So, now we get into the comedy!
Today's strip reminded me of the epilogue of Iron Man 3, when Bruce Banner tells Tony Stark that he never became a therapist because he doesn't have the temperament for it. I think that's definitely the case with Faye here: She doesn't want to listen to people's sexual hang-ups and how they think that's impacted their emotional development!
Maybe someone can help me here. For some reason, Bubbles' face seems subtly 'off model' in this strip. Is it just me or does anyone else see it too?
snubnose:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 28 Sep 2021, 18:01 ---Those are things to feel sad and unhappy about, which is different from the malignant nothingness of depression that Allie Brosh explained so well at Hyperbole and a Half.
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No you can get a full depression from it, and people suicide because of such things.
Like for example the author of Conan the barbarian, Robert Ervin Howard, couldnt take it that his mother had died.
Another example is PTSD that for example rape victims, prostitutes and soldiers who experienced war can get.
--- Quote from: BenRG on 28 Sep 2021, 23:02 ---[...] For some reason, Bubbles' face seems subtly 'off model' in this strip. Is it just me or does anyone else see it too?
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Artstyle changes all the time ... n ot so much recently anymore, sure, but a bit of variation is to be expected.
And I dont see it, sorry.
shanejayell:
Or Bubbles is manifesting, 'Dude, WTF?' face....
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