A Depression Thread

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PSintend0 said:

Errorist76 said:

I heard a great quote once and it helped me quite a bit.

"I stopped being depressed the day I forgot to believe that I was depressed." or something like that.

I know, it sounds easy...but that's essentially what it is about.

Good luck to you all.

I heard a bit different quote that helped me. I don´t remember how its was exactly, but it was something like this:

" The best way to defeat and get rid of depression is to stop thinking it as your enemy, as something you need to destroy. Don´t wait untill your depression is gone to start living the life you want, but instead live. Live despite depression, live with it, don´t think about it too much and just keep going."

The idea that I got was to not dwell on getting rid of depression, but instead focus on making your life better and accepting that you need to keep on going with or without depression. Kind of like living in the now instead of waiting for a better tomorrow.

Simply making the best out of this moment.

--- Celeste spoilers ahead ---

 

 

 

That's actually how the story in Celeste unfolds. There's a shadow of the main characters that tells her she can't climb the mountain and the she should turn back. At first, she tries to fight it, get rid of it but nothing works. In the end, she overcomes the mountain and trials once she learns to accept the shadow as part of her and work with her without trying to deny she was there.