Do I have the right to feel depressed even if I'm privileged?
omica
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Jul 2, 2016
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Yes, of course, anyone can feel depressed for their own personal reasons. Being depressed is not designed only for lower people.
Anonymous
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Jul 3, 2016
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Yes, you have. Feeling and emotions are different for anybody so they might suffer from things other persons would not even care about, because everybody has different views on things and struggles. Just because you have it better than other people you are still allowed to be sad.
Anonymous
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Jul 5, 2016
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No matter how many things you have, or how privileged you are - you will always come across a low point in your life. You have every right to feel depressed, your income or your material items should not determine your emotional rights.
Pandette
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Jul 7, 2016
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Depression can hit anyone at any point in their lives, if they are privileged or if they are not. Don't ever think that you are not allowed to feel depressed no matter the situation. Certain circumstances or chemical imbalances can lead to the occurrence of depression. If you feel like you are depressed, please seek help and know that we are here to help as well.
smolbirb
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Jul 9, 2016
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Yes you can. Depression can be caused by all sorts of reasons. If your privileged, poor, in the middle, or anything, any person some all sorts of backgrounds can have distressing emotions that can cause depression. .
Anonymous
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Jul 27, 2016
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Everyone has the right to feel depressed. Being privileged has not got anything to do with it. You could be the richest person in the world and still be depressed.
Anonymous
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Sep 18, 2016
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Sometimes it is even more the case. Everyone expects the priviledged just to be happy and enjoy what they have. What if I do not? I can feel bad and low and depressed like anybody else. It is not a matter of being priviledged or not. Things happen to different kinds of people. I have the right to seek help too
Anonymous
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Sep 19, 2016
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Yeah, there's no such thing as having the "right" to a mental illness. It's not a one-size-fits-all type of thing. Anyone who comes from any background can have clinical depression, just as anyone can just have the blues or break an arm or have anxiety when speaking in front of a class.
Akadaniella
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Nov 10, 2017
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yes,because we all feel feel depressed for a reason even if any of us have everything we want still theres things we cant get so
SofieSof
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Nov 11, 2017
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Yes! Absolutely and 100 % yes! I struggled with these thoughts SO much: "But my life is GOOD, why do I feel so shitty?", "I don't deserve to get help, others are MUCH worse off than I am!", "I don't have any reason to be depressed!" ect.
But the truth is, that is our depression talking. That nasty negative voice that is present everywhere, it's not true! You can TOTALLY feel depressed even if you're privileged, just like you can unfortunately get cancer even if you're privileged. And both things deserve to be treated with as much seriousness as they demand.
You DO have every right to feel depressed, and you DO have every right to get help!
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