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0 pointscheschire5y ago0 comments

This seems like telling a depressed person "I'm sorry you're depressed when there's so much to be happy or content with." And then proceeding to list all the things you are happy or content with. And then concluding with "Don't be depressed."

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pbronez5y ago· 1 in thread

hmm I didn't mean to come off that way. Obviously I'm not gonna change someone's opinion about something this significant in a single online comment. I'm just genuinely sad that they have that fear. I'm glad that I don't, and tried to present an alternative perspective on a complex issue.

cheschireOP5y ago

Oh I get it, I didn’t think your motivations were wrong, just that your message wasn’t going to deliver the way you probably thought it would.

The reason I responded was to let you know that so that you could decide if you wanted to adjust your approach or not with more complete information in the future.

Trasmatta5y ago

I dealt with severe death anxiety for awhile. Reading posts like the one above didn't fix it, but they did give me things to think about, consider, and research. Over time, those types of insight did come to help. I don't think anyone posting here is expecting to receive therapy in the replies.

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