I think people mock depression/mental illnesses in general because of a lack of knowledge about them, people are not brought up with any knowledge on these topics, and therefore people don't think of them as being issues, if it doesn't affect them they don't care, with alot more awareness during School years i think people will start to realise how serious a problem some things are, these things are becoming alot more prevalent in societies around the world, and therefore more needs to be done around them. They need to be dealt with at their source.

I've never been depressed or anything near that, reading things like what you put really puts things into perspective, RIP to the little baby, im very sorry for your loss, and surely the only way is up for you, i don't have a particularly wide knowledge of these things so sorry if I put some things wrong.

Imo if somone wants to kill them selves let them. It's their life if they want to kill themselves so be it. Let the weak die out and the strong survive.....

Tree_Fiddy wrote Imo if somone wants to kill them selves let them. It's their life if they want to kill themselves so be it. Let the weak die out and the strong survive.....

That is a horrible thing to say, but I'm not even going to waste anymore of my time replying to you.

Tree_Fiddy wrote Imo if somone wants to kill them selves let them. It's their life if they want to kill themselves so be it. Let the weak die out and the strong survive.....

Are you for real? Seriously think about what you are putting before you put anything, you dont know the effect your words have on people, you aren't even worth the time it took to write this

Even though I am depressed I gift people on TTG quite alot, I just gifted TwoPole why? Because even though I'm depressed and I hate my life, I like helping other people because I struggle helping myself and to know I'm making someone else happy, when I can't be means alot to me.

So, instead of putting people down and potentially worsening their depression use your brain and respect the difficulties others may have.

Tree_Fiddy wrote Imo if somone wants to kill them selves let them. It's their life if they want to kill themselves so be it. Let the weak die out and the strong survive.....

I understand this sentiment. If someone wants to kill themselves, they've tried every other option and nothing else has worked, who am I to try and stop them?

This whole idea of the strong surviving and the weak dying though... it's just archaic, Nietzschean, Darwinist and Hitler-esque bullshit.
We're not living in a hunter gatherer society, it isn't difficult to stay alive in the modern world - especially if you are in a western or far eastern country.
You're not a strong person just because you don't commit suicide, and some would argue that it takes a strong person to commit suicide. It's not exactly an act of cowardice to put a gun to your own head.

The way I see it - we all die sooner or later.
Some people just prefer to go out on their own terms - rather than letting the Universe, or some other person, decide for them.

@OP: I think a lot of people get Depression mixed up with Melancholy.
I would consider myself a Melancholy person, but I've never been depressed. Melancholy is probably something I could force myself to not feel any more.
If I stopped watching the news, listened to more happy songs, and looked at pictures of kittens all the time.
Who would want to be that blind to the real world though?

Like I said though, people who haven't experienced depression, but have experienced melancholy, will think it's just a phase which is easy to get out of.

Mocking depression is an awful thing to do, but so is suicide. Please don't get me wrong, I do feel for the people that are in these situations and feel like there is no way out, I know people who have committed suicide in my community. It is awful, but, there is always someone that is there for you, you may not notice it, but I PROMISE there is always going to be one person there for you. This is to everyone who reads this, please don't self harm or hurt yourself, what you are going through is awful, you don't deserve it because no human being deserves to feel like crap and be at the lowest point. If anyone ever wants to talk, just message me or something, I am willing to talk to anyone about anything just to save a life or just to help.

God loves you.

Kingsman wrote

Tree_Fiddy wrote Imo if somone wants to kill them selves let them. It's their life if they want to kill themselves so be it. Let the weak die out and the strong survive.....

I understand this sentiment. If someone wants to kill themselves, they've tried every other option and nothing else has worked, who am I to try and stop them?

This whole idea of the strong surviving and the weak dying though... it's just archaic, Nietzschean, Darwinist and Hitler-esque bullshit.
We're not living in a hunter gatherer society, it isn't difficult to stay alive in the modern world - especially if you are in a western or far eastern country.
You're not a strong person just because you don't commit suicide, and some would argue that it takes a strong person to commit suicide. It's not exactly an act of cowardice to put a gun to your own head.

The way I see it - we all die sooner or later.
Some people just prefer to go out on their own terms - rather than letting the Universe, or some other person, decide for them.

@OP: I think a lot of people get Depression mixed up with Melancholy.
I would consider myself a Melancholy person, but I've never been depressed. Melancholy is probably something I could force myself to not feel any more.
If I stopped watching the news, listened to more happy songs, and looked at pictures of kittens all the time.
Who would want to be that blind to the real world though?

Like I said though, people who haven't experienced depression, but have experienced melancholy, will think it's just a phase which is easy to get out of.

There are a lot of people, who play on it for attention. There are also those who diagnose themselves. That is to say, people who aren't actually diagnosed with depression claiming they're sufferers. Depression isn't something to be proud of, but it's something to be proud of after you beat it.

I think self-harming pictures are disgusting, and people who post them are attention seekers. I must admit, but people who aren't looking for sympathy or empathy, but help & support should be greeted with nothing but kindness.

People who genuinely have depression, aren't weak. It takes alot to try to kill yourself. It's like a barrier in your mind imagine a physical brick wall and you're trying to get past it, that's what it's like when you try to kill yourself. But, then... all you feel is regret and pain. The depression doesn't go, it doesn't vanish it's still there.


The regret of attempted suicide is worse, than the pain of it. The regret and the burden you bare, the scars you bare for the rest of your life. They're just tattoos of memories of sickness & sadness.

I'm not a really fully knowledgeable on this topic, but I think I maybe know a reason why depression isn't being taken seriously. For example, they're people saying that they are depressed at my school. When actually they actually don't have any problems. And they just use it for attention. I know not everyone does it, but some people just abuse it.