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understanding this was how i became a lot saner + well adjusted very quickly.
@divya_vennx
TL;DR. Depression feels like a curse until you notice you're secretly enjoying the tragic-protagonist role — then it just looks ridiculous.
Takeaways
- You can shake off anger, embarrassment, anxiety — so why not gloom? Because some part of you is romanticizing the pain.
- Dark moods often function as avoidance: a "painful but beautiful" excuse to not confront what you'd actually have to deal with.
- Reframe from tragic figure to ridiculous one. Laughing at your moody self makes the gloom pass lightly instead of consuming you.