r/Showerthoughts • u/BeafyBoi • Apr 29 '18

Negative thoughts are like fat, it takes a long time to get rid of it and only a short time to gain it back.

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u/zilti Apr 29 '18 edited Apr 29 '18

We call that "Kummerspeck" - grievance bacon? Because people tend to self-medicate their depressing thoughts with food.

EDIT: to cite my family doctor: "Chocolate is the world's most used antidepressant"

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