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There has to be another way (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Just the idea of not doing something that you are doing makes you depressed?

[–] Luccus 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The initial comment resonated so much with me, that I feel the need to answer, even though I wasn't even asked: YES

A few years ago I was in a really dark place. I lost 3 kg in 2 months and when I wasn't at work, I was lying in my bed on the verge of crying, half-listening to YouTube just to scare the thoughts away.

But the thing, that finally got me out of the loop, was getting myself a houseplant, after watching a plant YouTuber for a while. And when I got home, rather than cry, I obsessively cleaned every speck of dust off the leaves, measured the soil moisture with a stick and just watched it be. And something just clicked inside me and I realized that I had found something I wanted to do; probably forever, if given the chance.

Still have the same plant; cut, repotted and propagated. And while I'm at a much better place now - physically, mentally, financially - just thinking about giving that (houseplants) up feels like going back.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I love this story. I'm so glad you found something that made a difference for you!

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

Nice story but not the same thing at all. If you already had the house plant and watched a video about not having a houseplant and got depressed, that would be the same thing.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I was super depressed then and it was worse because of being fat. Thinking about that is sad. Ya know, words aren't always meant 100% literally

[–] hate2bme@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Literally is exactly how you take words. You just made a mistake. I understand what you mean now.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Literally is exactly how you take words.

Except for constantly, where the reverse is true

Specifically people say "depressed" to mean "sad" quite often. You've surely seen/heard it many times if you consume media in English