Legit. If someone in my life did this I’d believe them when they say they don’t know why they don’t move it away. Maybe they can’t. Mental health issues can often look like a person standing in fire, not moving out of the fire, just letting it consume them as normal folk watch on talking about how they should have just walked into the water.
How I see people who don’t follow my exact prescribed advice that I came up with without knowing the situation
Legit. If someone in my life did this I’d believe them when they say they don’t know why they don’t move it away. Maybe they can’t. Mental health issues can often look like a person standing in fire, not moving out of the fire, just letting it consume them as normal folk watch on talking about how they should have just walked into the water.
“Just stop being depressed” as if it’s a choice…
I don’t remember if it was a comedian or who/where I heard this but someone once likened depression and outsiders talking about it to an asthmatic.
Why are you depressed? Just do things that make you happy - there’s so much joy in the world just go get some!
What do you mean you have asthma? There’s plenty of air like, right here, just breathe it!
That’s a really good analogy, I can’t believe I’ve never heard that before. I like that a lot actually.
That’s your interpretation, not the real meaning
Sounds like what you call the “real meaning” is your interpretation
Of course: I made the comic strip, so my interpretation is the right one
Roland Barthes wants to have a word
My interpretation is still the right one
If that were the case, life would be much simpler. It’s not