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3:54pm May 10, 2013

➸ Trying to find the right words: That hyperbole and a half...

theinfinitygap:

youneedacat:

josiahd:

…makes it pretty clear to me that the things I’ve experienced have never been depression.

And gives me some concepts to explain why.

I think there’s different degrees of depression, and kinds of depression. What you experienced still may…

That’s true as well. Been there.

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  1. karalianne reblogged this from witchyautisticweirdo and added:
    There, yes, this. There are pieces of Allie’s post that make sense to me, that I understand on an experiential level....
  2. witchyautisticweirdo reblogged this from autistic-mom and added:
    I think it’s inaccurate to say that EVERYONE’S experience of depression is feeling a sinking numbness. It annoys me that...
  3. autistic-mom reblogged this from chavisory and added:
    I personally don’t care about this for myself because I do all I can. I want antidepressants whether I’m "depressed” or...
  4. chavisory reblogged this from autistic-mom and added:
    I absolutely think that being greatly sad and distressed CAN be not depression. I haven’t read the “hyperbole and a...
  5. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    That’s true as well. Been there.
  6. thelamedame reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    It’s actually a pretty common problem, especially since the only real wide advances in pharmacology and the main drugs...
  7. adelened reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    Been there, done that, except they mostly tried to call it anger and rebellion, with me. Thing is, even with that being...
  8. ciwpid reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    Hmm, yes. I think what causes people to think you have depression when you don’t, and people trying to ‘cure’ depression...
  9. squidids said: …and it makes clear that I have in fact had pretty severe depression at times when I thought I was just being whiny.
  10. whyaremyfishturningpink reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    isn’t that assuming that hyperbole and a half is giving a narrative on What Depression Is that can’t be different from...
  11. madeofpatterns posted this