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[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

Poor people are too busy surviving to worry about how depressed they are. they don't dwell on their sadness.

Also, it's easier for them to find a legitimate reason to be down, they don't have to contrive anything.

Originally Posted by Undertoad

It's not being sad. It's a chemical imbalance in the brain.
Depressed people can't just "get on with it".

A shitload of medical research has concluded that's true. However that shouldn't ever be an excuse for giving up all personal responsibility and not trying a little bit every day, to improve your life.

Yeah yeah, chances of defeating depression without medical help are slim to none. But the everyday problems that pile up as a result of the imbalance, you can work on. Force yourself to empty the litter box, take a shower, walk twice around the yard. These will feel like you climbed the Matterhorn, probably in difficulty, and definitely warm and fuzzy.