Let’s talk depression and how it differs for men and women. Men become depressed when they perceive a lack of control over their environment and their own feelings, when the pain won’t stop. Women become depressed when they feel unloved and useless to their family. Thread:
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A woman who watches her loved ones suffer where she can’t comfort or help them feels despair eat away at her. Their trauma becomes her trauma. Same if she believes no one loves her or ever will. A woman who believes she’s unlovable sinks into depression real fast and stays there.
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Men are about action. When they have control to exert themself through action, they do well. Women are relational. When they believe they are loved and of use to their family, they do well. The key to fixing these depression issues is to find where you lack in these areas.
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Are you a man who feels helpless and hopeless? Find the small ways you can take control. Prove to yourself you have some leverage, any leverage. Build yourself back up and take control step by step. Reach out and get new solutions from mentors who see more clearly than you do.
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Are you a woman feeling unloved and useless? Figure out what you hate about yourself and either fix it or forgive yourself. Change who you’re with so they can accept your love. Find small ways to help those who are hurting. Get involved in volunteer charity work to feel useful.
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These are not instant fixes and can’t replace deep introspection and perhaps some mental health treatment, but if you feel depressed and hopeless, let this thread guide you in making a start. And reach out with questions to people around you. Question your dark assumptions.
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