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The thing for me, as someone who deals with depression, after what Trump said about it recently, I can’t ever support someone who downplays the struggles I deal with daily. I don’t support Harris either. As I’m sure I mentioned in here already, I really dislike both of these candidates. But I much rather have someone who I could see actually giving a fuck about folks dealing with depression than someone who doesn’t. Just my opinion on everything.
 
Majin Blaze said:
The thing for me, as someone who deals with depression, after what Trump said about it recently, I can’t ever support someone who downplays the struggles I deal with daily. I don’t support Harris either. As I’m sure I mentioned in here already, I really dislike both of these candidates. But I much rather have someone who I could see actually giving a fuck about folks dealing with depression than someone who doesn’t. Just my opinion on everything.
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What did Trump say about it?

Depression sucks big time. Sorry you have to go through it.
 
Giga Hertz said:
What did Trump say about it?

Depression sucks big time. Sorry you have to go through it.
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Basically saying if you spend your time working you don’t have time to be depressed. Let me find the video real quick.



If he took it another way, I would’ve been happy, if he talked about making it easier for people to afford treatment, I would’ve 100% been like thank you. But I know people who work harder than anyone I know, and they still battle with it. Shit sucks, I hate it. Surely this year with losing two family members I was really close to not even 6 months apart. Just has me feeling down and beaten
 
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For what it's worth, I think he was talking about the feeling-down kind of depression, not the illness. But I 100% understand how you feel and don't blame you. It does come off a bit pompous, especially in a jaded Millennial worldview of "you work until you die and don't have anything to show for it".

I hope things get better for you soon
 
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Giga Hertz said:
For what it's worth, I think he was talking about the feeling-down kind of depression, not the illness. But I 100% understand how you feel and don't blame you. It does come off a bit pompous, especially in a jaded Millennial worldview of "you work until you die and don't have anything to show for it".

I hope things get better for you soon
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Yeah, that could be it probably, it just rubbed me the wrong way with everything else I been dealing with.

I hope, I’m trying to get things together to see if I can get any type of financial aid to get the help I need. Rather it’s medicine, or just a trained professional to talk to.
 
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GOP took Senate.

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Majin Blaze said:
The thing for me, as someone who deals with depression, after what Trump said about it recently, I can’t ever support someone who downplays the struggles I deal with daily. I don’t support Harris either. As I’m sure I mentioned in here already, I really dislike both of these candidates. But I much rather have someone who I could see actually giving a fuck about folks dealing with depression than someone who doesn’t. Just my opinion on everything.
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Bro - stop getting angry over everything Trump says. That's what they want you to do.

[I won't repeat what others said, so I'll say this...]

I dealt with depression by doing what he said. I was depressed in 2003/4, I fought it by gradually doing things. Like playing games. You need to distract yourself. A lot. The reason for the depression? Love. I loved her. And that love continued into the years that followed. Comes and go. Up and down. Until 2017. I was working. I was doing stuff. Getting active.

And I'm still fighting it because long story short, the woman told EVERYONE that SHE was not interested. But I'm feeling her. I sometimes get anxious. I sometimes say to myself "c'mon, why is this taking so long?" I don't know how to explain it. But the pain is there, nagging, nagging and nagging at you.
 
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Beerus said:
I have had Tim's on since it started. Good mix of different types of views and people.
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I'm switching from time to time. But I'm watching PBD Podcast this time because they have some of Tim's guests, too. Dave Smith is in there.
 
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Cell said:
Bro - stop getting angry over everything Trump says. That's what they want you to do.

[I won't repeat what others said, so I'll say this...]

I dealt with depression by doing what he said. I was depressed in 2003/4, I fought it by gradually doing things. Like playing games. You need to distract yourself. A lot. The reason for the depression? Love. I loved her. And that love continued into the years that followed. Comes and go. Up and down. Until 2017. I was working. I was doing stuff. Getting active.

And I'm still fighting it because long story short, the woman told EVERYONE that SHE was not interested. But I'm feeling her. I sometimes get anxious. I sometimes say to myself "c'mon, why is this taking so long?" I don't know how to explain it. But the pain is there, nagging, nagging and nagging at you.
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I honestly don’t get mad at everything, but that was one of the things I did get mad at.

It works for some people to do that, for others it don’t. I’m literally bad off some days I can’t do anything, I try to get out of bed and find something to do that makes me happy, but I can’t, I don’t enjoy it so I just stop as it’s not helping. Then on top of that I have to deal with losing people who made my life better. Since 2018 I’ve lost both my Grandparents who helped raise me, back in May I lost a cousin who was like a Cousin to me, and just Sunday night my favorite Aunt died. Life literally just keep getting worse and worse. No amount of gaming, working, and keeping busy is going to help me deal with that. I’m glad it helps you, because whatever can help someone deal with depression is great. I just wish I could find what would help me.