>>7176810As much as I hate beat this damn dead horse we all have to remind others that depression is not something that takes just a bit of effort to get over. Smile! is the most insulting thing I can hear from these people and when I try to explain it to them, that I don't lie to myself, they tend to lift their noses up and pout. My life sucks but it miles better than it was 3 years ago, and all it took was a bit of honesty and courage.
Thinking about it, I'm guessing they're hiding themselves from just how terrible their lives are and that, seeing someone not happy is that poisonous thorn their side they're trying to ignore. That one that reminds those kinds of people, the ones tell you to just be happy, it gets better, etc. that they're spiraling downward with no forward progress and it scares them.
There's this ditzy bimbo I work with and she always has this smile that annoys the shit out of me, I know it's fake, and when I turn up half of the days fatigued I get the annoying 'Smile Anon!' I got to know her better and she studied for nursing, got good grades and a job as a nurse, the job was too stressful and she was on meds, crashed a car while drunk, lost her job, ended up waitstaff at the restaurant I work at, and basically drinks every night. I honestly told her I didn't find her attractive and oh boy, the waterworks came into action.
Reason why I explained this is that people that try the Motivational spiel, tend to live hollow lies and need to justify to themselves that they are living life right. My father is an avid lover of the Go To Get Up stuff, and it holds true that his marriage is in shambles, he shirks from confronting anyone, me and my brothers dislike or hate him, and he holds very little, if any close, relationships. He gets up in the morning and looks himself in the mirror and tells himself how great a person he is.
Sorry about the ranting, I'm very sleep deprived and coming off of 5 cups of coffee. I think I'll lay down now.
