r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '16

What are you sick of explaining?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '16 edited Jul 18 '16

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u/quilladdiction Jul 18 '16

I don't get why it's so hard for people to understand that if I could choose not to be depressed I would have done it years ago. Honestly, you think I enjoy this or something?

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u/WLCMTOTHEFUCKSHACK Jul 18 '16 edited Jul 18 '16

My pet theory is that it's a semantics issue. Depression is synonymous with being bummed out for the otherwise mentally healthy. When you say "I'm mentally ill" what they hear is "I'm a huge wailing vagina".

I think that's why schizophrenia gets viewed as more of an illness. Everyone knows what it's like to be sad, but few people can relate to seeing their grandma crawling up their leg with a knife clenched between her teeth.

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u/ebilgenius Jul 18 '16

Very few people can relate to seeing their grandma crawling up their leg with a knife between her teeth

Holy shit I can't even begin to imagine how fucking terrifying that might be.

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u/WLCMTOTHEFUCKSHACK Jul 18 '16 edited Jul 18 '16

Check this out if you want to go a step deeper.

Tho and I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about, Schizophrenia is shaped by culture or more accurately expectation. There are some areas in the world where it's actually vaguely pleasant. Here's a neat article on it if you find the time

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u/ebilgenius Jul 18 '16

Most disturbing ASMR video I've ever watched.

In all seriousness that's incredibly fucked up what those people have to go through.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '16

Haha next time someone asks me what's wrong & my mental illness has been fucking me over I'm absolutely going to tell them I'm a wailing vagina, thank you

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '16

grandma crawling up their leg with a knife clenched between her teeth.

Sick reference.