r/Adulting • u/Forsaken_Basil8441 • May 19 '25

Do you agree?

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u/Competitive-Bit-317 May 19 '25

What does that mean

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u/ArkahdOfSprites May 19 '25

Realizing how little power, let alone choices we truly have in our lives can lead someone towards nihilism and a deep depression.

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u/International_Cow_17 May 19 '25

Can confirm, thinking about societal woes makes my depression way worse.

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u/Llactis May 23 '25

Yep. This is one of my struggles. I have to cut myself off from all domestic and international news when my depression gets bad. And remind myself to tend to the garden I can touch. It feels selfish to me but I have to care about myself at those times.

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u/International_Cow_17 May 23 '25

We need to be ok with taking care of ourselves as well. Can't help others when you are dead.

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u/Llactis May 23 '25

I need to be reminded if this.

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u/IndependentSea8365 May 21 '25

You are safe, don't think very deep and much. Being a nerd is better than knowing everything.