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Cake day: June 19th, 2023
  • elbucho@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•How do you find meaning in life?English
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    6 days ago

    I’m going to throw a trigger warning on this next part just in case:

    suicide ideation

    I have been living with major depression for decades. I am taking medication for it, but that just makes it more manageable; it doesn’t go away.

    I am alive today because killing myself would hurt the people I love. Also, because I have a cat that I love very much, and I don’t want him to have to miss me. Also, this is a much more minor driver, but I am excited for new seasons of my favorite shows and for movies I haven’t seen and books I haven’t read.

    I find living to be a burden, but I feel obligated to do it because of my relationships. At the very least, though, I can find entertainment while doing it.

  • elbucho@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•If you still use reddit, do you feel bad for doing so?English
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    2 months ago

    I deleted my Reddit account back when they fucked over the 3rd party apps, but I still do browse their site. Much as I think that Lemmy is the superior platform, Reddit still has a huge numbers advantage, and so the amount of content over there is much greater than here.

    Any time I go into the comments section, though, I am reminded that Reddit is a shithole. So I try to stay out of those and just read the linked articles.