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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:47 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:53 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:20 am
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Chaos A.D. dumb question..no they're not, we're gothic not emo.... I think there's a certain misunderstanding about what depression is, here.
Being Emo does not automatically mean you're depressed. Even if you show every negative Emo stereotype there is (whinging, writing bad poetry, claiming that you're totally miserable), it's not necessarily a sign of depression.
Most depressed people do not advertise the fact. They are ashamed of their condition and go to great lengths to hide it. If they 'cut' or otherwise damage themselves, they will put the scars in places that can be easily hidden. If they feel miserable, they will not talk about it except to their closest friends; the last thing they want is to cause a scene, because they don't feel they deserve any sympathy.
While not all goths are depressed, some most definitely are. You'll find the same percent of depressed people in practially every subculture. It's a physical disability and doesn't affect personal taste that much. Hell, I've known some seriously depressed scenesters and preppies in my time.
Personally? I am a depressed goth. I'm not ashamed to admit it, because long years of treatment have taught me that this problem is not willfull attention seeking and is not morally reprehensible. But you couldn't tell I have it if you met me. It's possible to be an optimistic person even if you have depression, because when the desease is not attacking you, you're as lucid and 'normal' as anyone else.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:45 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:45 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:59 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:04 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:17 am
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:59 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:12 pm
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Veruniel Chaos A.D. dumb question..no they're not, we're gothic not emo.... I think there's a certain misunderstanding about what depression is, here. Being Emo does not automatically mean you're depressed. Even if you show every negative Emo stereotype there is (whinging, writing bad poetry, claiming that you're totally miserable), it's not necessarily a sign of depression. Most depressed people do not advertise the fact. They are ashamed of their condition and go to great lengths to hide it. If they 'cut' or otherwise damage themselves, they will put the scars in places that can be easily hidden. If they feel miserable, they will not talk about it except to their closest friends; the last thing they want is to cause a scene, because they don't feel they deserve any sympathy. While not all goths are depressed, some most definitely are. You'll find the same percent of depressed people in practially every subculture. It's a physical disability and doesn't affect personal taste that much. Hell, I've known some seriously depressed scenesters and preppies in my time. Personally? I am a depressed goth. I'm not ashamed to admit it, because long years of treatment have taught me that this problem is not willfull attention seeking and is not morally reprehensible. But you couldn't tell I have it if you met me. It's possible to be an optimistic person even if you have depression, because when the desease is not attacking you, you're as lucid and 'normal' as anyone else.
I think out of everyone in this thread, you correctly answered the question.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:33 pm
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I would have to quote Veruniel for my response to this topic:
Veruniel Personally? I am a depressed goth. I'm not ashamed to admit it, because long years of treatment have taught me that this problem is not willfull attention seeking and is not morally reprehensible. But you couldn't tell I have it if you met me. It's possible to be an optimistic person even if you have depression, because when the desease is not attacking you, you're as lucid and 'normal' as anyone else.
Though I never gave myself a definite label as goth, I do associate well with the ideals and find comfort in a lot of the beliefs and such that relate to modern gothic subculture.
I'd say that I am depressed in the manner that Veruniel states in "It's possible to be an optimistic person even if you have depression", in that when I'm happy it's because something knocked me out of my depressive thoughts and made me forget that I was ever sad; however, when I am not happy, I switch often between angered, sad, and apathetic.
I'm not here to give a full emotional analysis of myself, since, should I do that, I would feel as if I sold myself out in the worst way that does not involve exchange of money.
Thank you for listening to the windbag that is... Isel.
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:53 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:15 pm
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