Post #2384815

2025-12-31 03:53 UTC

I think you made a common mistake. See, you don't just bury the darkness, you need to also disossiate from reality so that even if you internally suffer accidental contact with the void, it doesn't make it all the way out to become a physical expression. This way, you can disconnect your outward behaviour from you active thinking, so that even if you mentally implode, no-one can tell! Neat, huh? (This is horrible advice, do not attempt. Never hide this level of anguish with loved ones. Potentially useful in professional settings, but still harmful.)

Replies (3)

@ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 2025-12-31 05:24

*Laughs hysterically in harmful coping mechanisms* I don't know what you're referring to 😊

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@HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 2025-12-31 23:13

Jokes on you, I do exactly this but still tell everyone I meet exactly how depressed I am (the answer is very) and why. I have very good reasons and data to back it up. I explain it very calmly. No one really gives a shit. Either they don't believe me or they think I'm exaggerating. Or they believe me a bit and then burn it from their memory the second I leave their sight. When I say there have been just a few days in my life where I did not ACTIVELY long for death, they don't seem to really understand me. So weird.

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@Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2025-12-31 13:40

> This is horrible advice Eh, depends. My therapist says it can be useful in the moment, but yeah, something we're working on.

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