Helplessness and perceived impotence drag a man into depression. Prolonged helplessness turns into hopelessness, which indicates the severity rating on that depression. A man with zero hope is a man looking for a permanent way out regardless of consequence.
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Women are different, more relational. They need to believe they are loved and they need to be useful to their loved ones. Their mission is the well-being of family, it’s automatic with anyone they connect to. When they feel like a burden or can’t help their loved ones, they sink.
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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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Replying to @TheBrometheus
And there I was thinking depression was a chemical inbalance.
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Replying to @itamer
When viewed through the lens of the purely medical model, yes.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Or are you failing to differentiate between unhappiness and depression?
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I’m a licensed psychotherapist and have treated depression for years based on this behavioral model which is popular in therapy versus the medical model used in psychiatry, but people believe what they want. It’s easier to sell someone a pill than a lifestyle change. 
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Fair enough. Your thread was retweeted so you're new to me. I see people who are loved & successful committing suicide and figure there must be more to it than being loved or full of hope.
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Replying to @itamer
Oh most definitely. This is just the overlay of the biggest focuses for depression between the sexes. There’s a whole host of other complications, most notably deep seated attachment issues which remove a person’s ability to full securely connect with others and feel worthy.
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