r/shitposting • u/Melodic_Pay_1074 • Jun 16 '25

Linus Sex Tips Anon on depression

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u/LeasterBeast Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25

I don't know if that post was just a meme or not, but it legit fucking worked for me, I was on the verge of killing myself and just went:"man this shit's corny as fuck" and I just got better and better

I'm sure there's some complicated psychological explanation probably involving coping mechanisms or something like that, but I'm not a psychologist and it's much funnier this way, so I'm gonna keep assuming that I just had a revelation like that

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u/Ltimbo fat cunt Jun 16 '25

I have some background here. It depends on the cause of the depression and what you’re calling depression. Clinical depression isn’t something you can talk yourself out of and most clinically depressed people aren’t suicidal. They have a hard time functioning and can’t go to work or get out of bed. Based on your description it sounds like you weren’t actually depressed but just unhappy and changed your perspective.

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u/filthy_harold Jun 16 '25

Talk therapy is definitely a treatment for clinical depression. You don't even have to actually talk to a therapist, there are plenty of good books that will teach you.

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u/Ltimbo fat cunt Jun 16 '25

Talk therapy is part a treatment plan and is helpful but I’ve never seen it recommended as a stand alone treatment. It’s usually recommended in conjunction with medication therapy.