I’ve known since I was a kid that I’m depressed. I even have infant photos of me, where I look like I just hate life. Other baby photos the baby is smiling, and interested in everything. Whereas I look like even though I’m too young to even have thoughts, I’m still giving off body language of “leave me alone”.
But when I started asking everyone I knew if they too were depressed, I haven’t gotten one single person to say that they’re happy. Everyone has said they’re depressed. So now I wonder if it’s a regional thing, or if everyone everywhere is depressed.
Depressed people love talking online about how depressed they are. Especially self-diagnosed depressed people.
Young people in particular are prone to “depression” because they want to fit in and depression is so hot right now
Have you considered that depression is “hot” because a huge portion of the population no longer have to suppress their feelings?