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Original wording (Cantonese): "你一食葯就会食到老嘅啦“ (Once you start, you will need to continue till you get old (aka: till your death))

Oh okay mom... "唔食藥而家死咗就唔使到老囉" (If I don't get medicated, I die now and no need to get old) (didn't actually say it, but really want to)

This culture is gonna kill me 😭

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh she keeps talking about "side effects" of medications...

I guess she'll find out real soon the "side effects" of depression (like having to attend a funeral of your son who loved you)

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

It sounds like you’re experiencing suicidal ideation. I would suggest that you check yourself into a mental hospital, voluntarily, then request to be given anti-depressants. They’re somewhat notorious for initially relieving your depression just enough that you’re still feeling hopelessly depressed, but now have the willpower to try to kill yourself. I think you’d be better off away from your family, under professional care, while seeing how you react to medication.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is so much to life beyond this. So much that this will seem insignificant, maybe even silly.

I truly hope you make it there, and stop living for someone else

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Logically I want to live

Emotionally I have an attachment to my mom (plus finanical dependence)

Emotions are irrational

Attachment is irrational

Its a chemical

Just like depression

I don't think free will exists

If the chemicals in my brain are telling me to jump off a bridge... there's no way for me to stop it...

its just chemical...

You can't tell a computer to "just don't fucking shut down, stay booted", when you deleted system32, when systemfiles are corrupted...

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Have you exercised today? If not get off the internet and do it now

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I know you are trying to help but i have never known such commentary to do any good towards a depressed person.

At worst it can even make them worse because now the depression is their own fault for not exercising enough.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aaaah no energy

I like to do "chill" stuff like just slowly walking in a park... but um... the sun is already setting so maybe tomorrow (it's now 18:52)

Don't wanna get abducted in the dark lol...

Takes a lot of energy to just put on clothes and go outside... germophobia... to anxious of ourside...

Wait wtf why do I wanna die and also germophobic...

wtf brain.exe? So I'm afraid of dying and wanna die? The fuck?

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sounds like you don't want to die, you just don't want to live the way you're currently living. But, don't listen to me, I don't jack from shit.