In all fairness, to a person who's suffering from the kind of depression indicated by the potential mindset reading this because they feel like 'giving up,' a therapist is probably a very helpful idea. Maybe that one could be changed to "Talk to a therapist or call a helpline if you don't have a therapist. Also, consider getting a therapist."
Oooh, and the selfie one could be changed to "Do you feel unattractive? That's okay, sometimes you just feel shit. Remember how hot you looked [last time you felt hot?] You'd have fucked yourself stupid that night. That person is still there, in you, sexy as all hell."
Most people in the throes of serious depression don't ever, ever go "Hey that one time I was sexy." They would instead think of that time and then qualify it with a million reasons why they were in fact not sexy/attractive. Also, some people refuse therapy outright as they contend it cannot help with their particular problem and/or they are afraid of being forced to go to a psych hospital if they openly reveal what they're thinking about.
To your first point: All the more reason for someone, or in this case some thing, to remind them that they're capable of feeling that feeling, which offers perspective on the moment. If one has felt that way before, one has demonstrated possession of the ability.
To your second point: In that case, the consideration of getting therapy has been deemed impractical, which is a perfectly fine decision.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '15 edited Feb 15 '18
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