@Scrounge  
But one usually leads to the other(one way only) so close enough

A page from the comic linked in the description:  

 
So yeah, Derpy doesn’t have clinical depression, she has cancer.

I feel like we’ve kind of ruined this pic with our argument. We should stop.  
To the artist, I apologize.

@Tetrominon  
I have to disagree. I was on medication, and it helped, but I realized that as soon as I stopped taking it I would be depressed again. Therefore, the medication wasn’t really helping. I had to help myself, so I did. I stopped taking my medication, and I forced myself to stop fetishizing my unhappiness and feeding on my own misery, and eventually it worked. In fact, I’m happier now than I was before the depression, because I fixed it on my own. All it took was a little willpower, and if I can do it, anyone can.  
I dare you to say my case isn’t the norm. I dare to tell anyone reading this who is depressed that they can’t do what I did. I dare you to encourage those people to give up and accept unhappiness.  
Anyone reading this, you can do it. You have the power.

@BigBadSeed  
If you have, in fact, suffered from actual clinical depression, then you fucking well ought to realize that “just enjoy yourself” is about as helpful as a pay toilet in an incontinence clinic.

@AaronMk  
I might check it out later. Thanks.

With all this depression talk, I figured I’ll post this, since I find it a quality talk on it.

@Tetrominon  
@621Chopsuey  
As someone who has suffered from depression, I think we’ve normalized depression to the point that people just give up the moment they think they’re depressed and are perfectly willing to surrender to it instead of trying to be happy. All so the pharmaceutical companies can capitalize on our suffering. Again, I’ve been through it myself.

@BigBadSeed @Tetrominon  
Holiday depression is a more serious than many realize.

@BigBadSeed  
I know, right? Who the hell do they think they are, suffering from mental and/or emotional distress while you’re trying to be all merry and shit? Just kill the self-centered sons-of-bitches now and save ‘em a step later on, that’s what I say.

I hate people who get depressed during the holidays. Just enjoy yourself.