I don't know, as a person with depression, there's part of me that feels this is unnecessarly self-aggrandizement (the 'diamond in the rough' bit really irked me). On the one hand, I don't have friends because I'm too wrapped up in my own self-pity to actually make myself appealing to others. On the other, I really do have close friends who love me, and I wrap myself up in my own worries too much that I don't even see them as much as I would like to.
Relationships are a matter of exchange, you have to have something to offer that the other party wants, and that needs to be mutual. That sounds harsh, but when you look at it in the line of sharing interests, exchanging care and affection for one other, it doesn't sound as malignant. I can only speak for myself, but I would imagine most depressed people are introverted, and as long as I have those friends to share things with, even if they're few, that's perfectly fine by me. But those people aren't as rare as he seems to be making them out to be. It's a matter of not being so wrapped up in your own worries (or self-pity as others call them), and going out there.
Though it's very likely that I'm trying to convince myself more than anything.
I don't know, as a person with depression, there's part of me that feels this is unnecessarly self-aggrandizement (the 'diamond in the rough… more' bit really irked me). On the one hand, I don't have friends because I'm too wrapped up in my own self-pity to actually make myself appealing to others. On the other, I really do have close friends who love me, and I wrap myself up in my own worries too much that I don't even see them as much as I would like to.
Relationships are a matter of exchange, you have to have something to offer that the other party wants, and that needs to be mutual. That sounds harsh, but when you look at it in the line of sharing interests, exchanging care and affection for one other, it doesn't sound as malignant. I can only speak for myself, but I would imagine most depressed people are introverted, and as long as I have those friends to share things with, even if they're few, that's perfectly fine by me. But those people… [view original content]
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Thank you for this!!! Made me feel a whole lot better about myself ♡
I don't know, as a person with depression, there's part of me that feels this is unnecessarly self-aggrandizement (the 'diamond in the rough' bit really irked me). On the one hand, I don't have friends because I'm too wrapped up in my own self-pity to actually make myself appealing to others. On the other, I really do have close friends who love me, and I wrap myself up in my own worries too much that I don't even see them as much as I would like to.
Relationships are a matter of exchange, you have to have something to offer that the other party wants, and that needs to be mutual. That sounds harsh, but when you look at it in the line of sharing interests, exchanging care and affection for one other, it doesn't sound as malignant. I can only speak for myself, but I would imagine most depressed people are introverted, and as long as I have those friends to share things with, even if they're few, that's perfectly fine by me. But those people aren't as rare as he seems to be making them out to be. It's a matter of not being so wrapped up in your own worries (or self-pity as others call them), and going out there.
Though it's very likely that I'm trying to convince myself more than anything.
I agree with everything you said. But, note that the video is mainly targeted at people with self-esteem issues.
This is such a nice thread and message to send out to users I'm very happy you made this and spread this positive thinking thank you