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Re: Startup depression

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Post by m52go »

This is an excellent start with excellent intentions. My first thought: it would help tremendously to have a dedicated, anonymous discussion forum to really have a chance at making an impact.

Re: Startup depression

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Post by [deleted] »

m52go wrote: post #2

This is an excellent start with excellent intentions. My first thought: it would help tremendously to have a dedicated, anonymous discussion forum to really have a chance at making an impact.

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Re: Startup depression

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Post by Argorak »

I have multiple issues with this. First of all, depression through stresses and clinical depressions are very different and the introductory paragraph is extremely shallow, brushing all over this. Many mental issues can lead to a comorbide depression.

Secondly, being depressed and being suicidal are related, the first often comes before the second, but not the same. By putting suicide hotlines front and center, the impression is there, though.

I know multiple cases where "but I'm not trying to do me any harm" was an internal barrier not to seek help, although they were depressed. If you are seeking help because you are suicidal, that's already way too late.

Finally, it assumes that this is just an unfortunate side effect of startup life, without critically engaging with that statement.

If you are down for irrational reasons of in emotional flakey states, try to find contacts, post on devpressed, visit a professional. Even if you don't have a strong or lasting depression, this will probably help get more secure in your feelings again.

Re: Startup depression

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Post by greensnake »

As someone who is dealing with a similar issue right now, I actually felt inclined to create a throwaway account just to comment on this. It's easy to find all kinds of talk about depression online, but that talk is less helpful when (in my case) the cause of the depression is at least in part due to difficulties in terms of sustaining normal friendships with other people in real life. And, I might also add, having nobody to talk to in real life about these kinds of issues. The last thing I need to be doing to fight depression is to continue sitting indoors at my computer reading more articles on the internet.
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