Quote from blackdogDisplay More40 minutes ago, blackdog said: Sorry, i imagine that you personally know many stars in depression?
I know that people are depressed because their job is shit. Because they don't have a job at all.
I know that if you are an artist and struggling to create what you love, you get depressed.
The thing is if an artist of this caliber is facing problems, he's not fighting for survival when he's trying to write a song, he/she can take some time off to feed their creativity... while the blu collar with children and a pregnant wife sweating his ass in a foundry, is literally fighting for his life (dangerous job) and his family (putting food on the table).
Their passion is their job so don't give me the "this has nothing to do with their job" because has a very lot to do.
How many athletes are committing suicide after getting injured and not being able to do what they love anymore? Shouldnt a race driver kill himself would he become handicapped? Read about the amazing stuff that Alex Zanardi has done after losing his legs.
Sorry for being stereotypical, but I believe a lot has to do with the kind of life style these people choose to live.
Maybe if this people were less self-centered they would realise that they could do a lot and different things, to improve other people lives, leading to also improve theirs.
@laminutederire im finding what you are writing worrying, you are either not depressed but leading yourself into it, or depressed and should do something about it.
Regarding your example from before, it is wrong because depression is not leading to evolution so of course -if you look at the natural world- living beings would isolate those. Like cancer you don't want it to spread.
Also I find the "educated" argument a bit offensive. I don't have a degree and worked a low level job for the last four years, still I'm aware of the big problems of the world, it is offensive to suggest that successful people are killing themselves "because they see the bad of the world". What are all the activists and volunteers of so many charities on so many levels doing then? I actually dropped out of my studies and found repulsion in Web design/development because I was feeling I was becoming an instrument of consumism, that I would just end up promoting useless stuff that ruins the beautiful world, build tools like Facebook that are becoming time sinkers for most people. I was feeling quite depressed, if I had to self-analyse. I packed my bag and did something else.
What's your point ? It has nothing to do with other people living shitty lives, I was just saying that being famous and successfull doesn't mean you can't get in a severe depression and commit suicide. Like what, you have money so you can't be unhappy ahah wtf.
