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The Last Quiet Thing (terrygodier.com)
www.terrygodier.com/the-last-quiet-thingReplying to @lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com
Amen, brother.
I’ll also point out, in my sandwich-board-wearing way, that the entire mental illness industry is based on a similar dynamic. Rational responses to societal failures are blamed on the individual and treated individually at great cost and, not surprisingly, poor effectiveness.
Replying to @schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
tell me you’ve never had a good therapist without telling me you’ve never had a good therapist
Replying to @FunnyUsername@lemmy.world
That might be true, but the person you’re replying to is also correct (coming from someone with a great therapist).
My depression is the logical and rational reaction to my perpetually diminishing material circumstances.
I’ve got pills I take to not feel hopeless (and they work, surprisingly), but objectively speaking, it’s not looking good, and I’ve never seen anything get better in my lifetime, and I’m almost 40