[kittencaboodle]

The number of people here who see no difference between the two scenarios despite one of them having a very clear intent to deceive is–well, I'd say shocking, but this is exactly what I would expect. It is really just soul-crushingly depressing.

[lazide]

And this is really the tricky part of mental health care.

Is it a disorder to be depressed when the actual situation is really screwed up and soul crushing? Because most folks will get prescribed anti-depressants for this kind of situation.

Since practically, what else should someone do?

[account42]

> Since practically, what else should someone do?

Move to a remote cabin in the forest.

[lazide]

Having lived next to someone who did that, and seeing how the Unibomber turned out. It’s tempting, but rarely actually helps resolve things.