The_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe people who believe the self-help nonsense of "Life isn't what happens to you, it's how you react to what happens" have never really struggled or faced a cascading series of bad luck scenarios.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down113
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareThe people who believe the self-help nonsense of "Life isn't what happens to you, it's how you react to what happens" have never really struggled or faced a cascading series of bad luck scenarios.plus-squareThe_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square31fedilink
The_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agoMellencamp was right: "Life goes on...long after the thrill of livin' is gone."message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down16
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareMellencamp was right: "Life goes on...long after the thrill of livin' is gone."The_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square11fedilink
The_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 12 days ago"You'll end up in a van down by the river" if you do drugs, don't go to college, etc. advice never includes the warning: "Don't suffer major Depression that gives you complete apathy for existence."message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down125
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-square"You'll end up in a van down by the river" if you do drugs, don't go to college, etc. advice never includes the warning: "Don't suffer major Depression that gives you complete apathy for existence."The_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square55fedilink