What I learned from this video: we are not experiencing a deppretion epidemic, we are experiencing a hoplessness epidemic and it's manifesting as many things.

Really gives "The Great Depression" a whole new meaning.

I just wanted to say that this is one of the best videos I have ever seen, and it hit really close to home because I always hated that when people say "depression is just an imbalance in your brain chemicals" because I felt like I had every 'right' to be depressed and when people say this it feels so invalidating. I'm not saying there are people with 'organic depression' as you put it, but for me at least, my life has been a constant battle. I come from a dysfunctional family in a war torn world, I had been 'betrayed' so many times not only from my friends but from my family too that I can't even trust or open up to anyone anymore, the social isolation is tearing me apart. I moved to a different country in hope of starting a new life and then covid hit, now I'm overworked and stuck in a job I hate because otherwise I will be thrown in the streets. I tried therapy for 30 sessions and the therapist actually told me that my problems were too much for her and she couldn't find a way to help me, I don't really blame her, but I think the "therapy" module or the system is at fault. What I need is actual guidance and a community to accept me as I am instead of telling me I should just stop "being depressed" Once I wrote a reddit post titled "depression is not an illness, it is actually the appropriate response to a world this messed up" and it was my most upvoted post ever with 1k upvotes I think, so I think I'm not alone in regard.

I actually got to catch this one live and it was my "ah ha" lecture. "The future is bleak, not hopless. Bleak is something that can be changed" was something I had been feeling but couldn't find the words for. It's especially comforting to hear this confirmation from a person I respect as I navigate parenting a two year old and having wrestled with fear/anxiety/depression of bringing a child into this world for a long time.

Thank you so much for this video. I am 33 years old; first discovered the term "existential depression" at 15, so half my life I've felt this way. Did therapy a few times, tried several types of meds. Read self-help out the ears. I was a bright kid and had a great family who supported my strengths/interests, so I rarely struggled until the teenage years, when complexities become more about fitting into the adult world. Just recently discovered it was undiagnosed ADHD. Introvert by nature + depressed = no one *saw* the chaos. I'm going to show this to my parents. I still live with them (and yes, fight the 'pathetic' voice every day). As of yesterday we started a new treatment plan with them taking more active involvement in my schedule, as if I were in high school again. Been fighting the shame on that one too. I'm so lucky they support me, but as neither one has these issues, they can only understand to a point. It's like Dr. K reached into the long-term depressed half of my brain and managed to spell out every depressed thought in a non ADHD-way. This will help them understand WHY I'm stuck so much better than my disjointed emotional rambles.

Greed is completely destroying humanity and the people in charge will die before they face the negative concequences, which is just sad

Sometimes I wonder if paradoxically, having a distorted view of reality is required to survive in the real world...

I used to bust my ass off at work because I thought that was expected of me. Even though my coworkers did not seem to work as fast as me, it felt like they did more. I broke down. I slowed down to about half the work and feel better now and it seems to be enough.

This is the only youtube channel that makes me feel sane

Our oldest American generation didn't really experience the Great Depression. They grew up in a time of economic prosperity from the end of wartime where you really didn't need to do much to get by (relative to now). Part time work paid for an undergraduate degree, now it's years and years of your life of full to overtime work. Also you can't save a healthy rainy day fund. Our generation doesn't work harder or lesser than theirs, we are just in an absolutely buck wild fucked situation and the older generations have a bias of constant life experience between then and now that makes it hard for them to realize they would be struggling if they were in their 20s now.

Our parents put off too much sadness in the world and we are getting their share too.

Takeaways: → Periods of sadness are normal for human beings. → Anxiety & worry actually help us prepare for the future troubles and sadness provides negative reinforcement for our actions & facilitate connection (funerals). → Acknowledging negative emotions do improve our lives. → Depression makes you think its your fault (negative self attitude), we forget to acknowledge the societal and environmental factors. → At times, depression is appropriate due to the circumstances. → Don’t take responsibility for everything that’s happening to you cause it truly maybe out of your control. → No snowflake thinks its responsible for the avalanche (Damn, Dr. K), so exercise whatever power you have.

@12:34 [trigger warning] I was groomed and r*ped by a married couple when I was nineteen years old as my first sex experience. I was set up to see a child therapist who specialized in toddlers/children who are going through family traumas such a divorces or losses in the family. This was because there were literally no services for male victims of sexual assault locally. I was laughed at for asking why the normal sexual assault clinics/therapists wouldn't work, because even though I'm a victim myself, none of the other victims want to be around males. I'm a 5'6, 125 lbs, unintimidating twink by the way. I ultimately stepped out of therapy because I strongly felt I was taking away time from the therapist dealing with children. At nineteen, I was almost twice the age of everyone else in the waiting room and it made me feel pathetic and selfish for ever being there to begin with, taking resources away from literal children, so I excused myself from it entirely. Flash forward to last year (2021), although I have had therapy, it was not specifically for the r*pe. I ended up getting sexually assaulted a second time. This time was an entirely different story, where everyone involved was very considerate and as limited as they still are, were able to find me a local therapist to discuss the assault. Everyone I confined this to was very helpful and supportive, except one of my best friends of almost seventeen years. One day he came over to my house, treating me like an anti-vaxxer just because I hadn't got my second Covid shot yet, and when he finally pressured me into saying the reason why I hadn't got the second shot yet was because I was busy dealing with literally being sexually assaulted and seeking help for it... He just... Claimed I just had a victim complex and was making excused for jeopardizing people being exposed to Covid. I froze up, hugging myself trying to process what the f*ck he just said to me, but he threatened to get up and leave so I pathetically begged him to not feel alienated and stay. I ultimately cut this friend from my life last year after these events, because he would continuously be hostile and petty towards me with any interaction we had for the rest of the year. And just a month or so ago, he made our mutual friend group chat so hostile that I and another friend just straight up left. We had this Facebook Messenger chat going for over fifteen years and this guy and his hostility towards me for not getting the second Covid shot within 24 hours of it being available to me just ruined it all. And if I am being honest? My friend of almost seventeen years doing this to me. Effected me more than the married couple who r*ped me when I was nineteen, or the man who sexually assaulted me last year. Because I understand some people are just... selfish and inconsiderate. But I never, ever would have thought this one friend would ever become so petty and partisan. It was a shock to my entire system and being. Anyway... I am glad that male victims of sexual assault have significantly more resources now than they did when I was nineteen years old, where male victims were laughed at and not believed. But it is still very disturbing how many groups actively go out of their way to shut down services and facilities designed for male victims. But it is tenfold more disturbing that this friend ended up the way he did... My friend group did not survive Covid despite my efforts.

I work in the field of mental health and speak to depressed and suicidal clients often. 99% of them when they are telling me about their lifestyle, I empathise but I also think, “Yeah, I would be depressed too if I was in your situation.” Their depression seems congruent and I feel so helpless to do anything more than support them. I had my own struggles with suicidal ideation and depression and addiction issues and I made severe changes to my life and I’m happier than ever now. With a purpose and a whole new perspective. It was the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to overcome but the payoff has been so rewarding.

I'm studying Psychology and honestly I learn more and get better at understanding how to become a therapist from Dr. K than from University, mainly because he's both knowledgeable and engaging, so thanks Dr K.

LOL the child blooper... adorable. And I love how gently you told her you were streaming

Speaking of body dysmorphia in men, I would love to hear Dr.K talk about how to deal with balding in your early to mid 20s. It’s really keeping me from being present and creating a block between me and doing difficult things I know I need to out of fear of being judged or compared, not only subconsciously but actively as well. Has he talked about this before?

My whole family doesn't understand that my depression is NOT chemical. They all just want to "medicate away" my problems. Sure it numbs me enough to not care about anything but that's not fixing anything long-term. My problem is existential, not chemical!

Tbh this channel is the oposite to clickbaiting to me cuz I watch a video not expecting for it to be relatable to my situation and suddenly there's something you mention that hits right into that one thing that happened recently to me, it's magic xD

A beautiful quote by Carl Jung that's relevant to this subject: "If we feel our way into the human secrets of the sick person, the madness also reveals its system, and we recognize in the mental illness merely an exceptional reaction to emotional problems which are not strange to us." I had this written on my wall for years, there's something very consoling in this statement for me personally and this talk had a similar effect. Thank you Dr. K

“Being well adjusted to a profoundly sick society is no measure of good mental health” -Krishnamurti This helps my perspective✌️ Thank you DrK🙏💓

I have dysthymia, anxiety (general & social), PTSD, and Borderline personality disorder. This combination is unreal. The dysthymia makes me be in a constant state of depression, and the BPD my emotions can also change at the drop of a pin and I have to be extremely self aware of my emotions. I'm on Prozac and Seroquel and while they help esp when it comes to my. BPD, my dysthymia doesn't improve and will probably never improve. Combine this with being a highly empathetic person who despairs for the world, the animals, and the people in it and I live in a constant state of chaos, emotions, and depression that will always be there no matter what I do or what I take.

It's not all our faults, we should look first at our basic needs: 1. Do I have a bed to sleep? 2. Did, or will I need a meal at an appropriate time? 3. Can I socialize enough? And then ask yourself - why does it have to be this hard? Then, money comes to mind as the answer to most of your worries, to be then understood as your work, your time. Where have they all gone? Is it fair for us to have others who hold them from us? Even to you, not at the center of the storm, it can be easy to see your dream of a house further than you expected it to be (well, your parents had it way before than you, already). Imagine for more than the other half, how is It? We've been lead to believe it's all our faults; disasters happen, of course, the system is rigged, absolutely. Who is it to blame? Just think about the covid epidemic, how many people were killed on purpose among more than 7 million? To be kind on the numbers... Let's point some fingers at the symptons, how can one live a life worth thousands of others, unfortunately not at the right responsible: The rigged capitalist system; we need to oppose it, get our lives back where they belong, start by the symptons, pop these money bubbles, relieve as much for many to have better lives. Organize! Once said guru Vox Populi: " Proletarians of all countries, Unite! "

A huge amount of blame belongs to "awareness raising" movements 'informing' people about psychological issues. Everyone already knows you shouldn't use google as a doctor, but now everyone thinks they have some understanding about medical problems when they have no idea.

His streams are always so timely to how I feel at a certain time. I was just feeling very depressed and anxious about climate change after seeing a tweet regarding it. Thank goodness for this vid! It's so scary to be alone with your fearful thoughts. Massive respect to what Dr.K is doing

Because some companies benefit from endlessly barraging us with bad news. Its what generate the most ad revenue. I mean heck, i was just reading an opinion piece the other day from a major news outlet, not some weird underground blog or news site, a real state funded outlet. That opinion piece was lamenting, i kid you not, the fact that people are currently taking it easy and having a good time during the summer. That they are taking vacations and not thinking about all of the problems in the entire fricking world. The person then proceeded to list all the current big headline problems and was basically trying to gaslight people into being miserable. Again, that wasn't from Gamerant or some garbage political tabloid or something, it was from a state funded paper. Then we wonder why people are so depressed all the time? Some people sure seem to want us to be.

21:36 I'm an anti-natalist and used to follow the subreddit very closely. A couple of months ago I just decided to leave the community because following it wasn't bettering my life in any way. I still have the anti-natalist sentiments and i dont think it will ever go away, but at least I don't have to see 5 posts about how much the world fucking sucks everyday.

Not all Boomers think the youth are weak! This Boomer is the youths greatest fan!!

Overstimulation can be overcome with self awareness and presence, remember that guys 🥇

Hey man, I hope you are doing well. Your videos really helped a lot recently. Thanks so much for your support, and keep uploading the videos

Just on time for my depression hours

WHAT?! 40% DEPRESSED OVER THE COURSE OF 1 YEAR I am not alone, I need to find depressed people like me and make a cult

Dr. K, I have a question about the psychiatry field in general and would like to hear your opinion if you see this and have time. Background: I've seen many medical students recently talk about going into psychiatry "for the lifestyle" because in a lot of these students' words, they can push pills from 9 to 3 in a cushy office and go home (a lot of this can be seen on the med student and medical subreddits in general). All psychiatry residencies from what I've read have been filled for the last few years, and I'm seeing more PAs and specialized NPs going into psychiatry. As someone that has several mental health issues, I am both excited and concerned. On one hand, I hope that this brings more talented doctors and mid-levels into the field because we need great psych providers. On the other hand, I am afraid that the traits of psychiatry may draw people that don't care in for the wrong reasons, when a lot of these patients seem to be on the razor's edge and need caring people to help them. What are your thoughts? I've been interested in going into psychiatry for a long time so I'm wondering what the implications of this sudden interest will be.

As a person diagnosed with depression, I refure to believe that I feel as shitty as I feel because of a chemical imbalance in my brain. My life is fucked in lots of senses, how am I not supposed to feel depressed about that? It seems to me that's the most apropriate response a normal healthy brain would give. I'd more more worried if, being in my current circumstances, I was happy and celebreting. In that case I'd need a anti-psychotic.

When he said “I’m wasting the therapists time, I’m taking someone’s spot” it hit home cuz I’ve had those exact thoughts about going to therapy

I definitely noticed the HG video titles were click-baity. My friends and I kept talking about how bad we all noticed it was getting. No lie, I was thinking of unsubbing. Feeling deceived on a daily basis was eroding my trust in the 'brand." TBH, I didn't sign up for coaching until I noticed it was getting better. I feel like "trust" is far more necessary for the space that HG is in. Thank you for being reflective and putting in a lot of effort to strike a good balance.

My favorite bit is "Children... Watcha gonna do... There is hope in the world!" That is a karmic segue! My children keep me from falling to depression about the world.

I hope I can find a therapist/doctor that has a similar mindset. I am depressed but I think it’s totally justified. I don’t want to be seen as someone who’s mentally ill bc I don’t think anyone in their right mind could live without depression considering how our world is now (and most likely gonna end up as in the future) Ofc I could be wrong but at least I wanna find someone that see things as the way I see and try to help me to see life/this society under a different light.

I got my degree. I got a job. I have a girlfriend that I love more than anything else. I try my best and it gets better. There is hope.

Totally off topic, but I was just listening to this video as I did tasks, but hearing you interact with your daughter caught my attention, and had me turn and look at the screen and smile.

Telling people to be individually responsible for big problems is like when you feel guilty for not recycling even though it's the fault of industries who keep using plastic packaging and the cities/countries who don't set up a good system of recycling and waste management plants. Basically the system is gaslighting you because they don't want to spend your money for efforts that won't profit them.

Whenever I feel serene and light, I feel guilty because of all what it might happen to people around the world. When I think about that, I can't have peace of mind. And it sticks. What the hell.

Learning about neurochemical imbalance actually helped me a lot not to feel so guilty any longer (the "it's all my own fault" thing), long time ago. So independently whether this is the cause or a consequence or mutual influence, it can be a relief.

Hey Dr.K, i'm a squirrel currently going through a rough patch of anxiety, could you drop some sage nuts of wisdom?

I just wanted to mention that it's my experience that y'all have never clickbaited: the titles are always good and interesting indicators of the content I'll find in the video. I get what I'm expecting out of it!

Im ngl the part of this video which alleviated my depression the most was your daughter washing her hands so very quickly might i add bravo

recently discovered this channel and wow... FINALLY wisdom that I can understand... and compassion that makes me feel validated!

Thank you! FOR EVERYTHING! I am so glad I found your content!

"not the world, but the world as we think about it, describe it, symbolize it, model it, etc."

I think my reasons for being depressed are pretty valid: no job, no IRL friends, feeling alienated, all the tragedies going on in the world, strong boredom with and dislike of the modern entertainment industry, etc. Everything feels like garbage. That's not a good place for anybody to be in.

When it comes to responsibility I think it's not like people are taking too much but they are taking the wrong kind of responsibility... things they cannot really fix from the place they are in. I mean, maybe we end up taking too much since if we take the wrong kind we just cannot make things work and we try by taking more and more and then the brain says "nope, we are done with everything". This is why I think the "clean your room before you fix the world" is very useful approach. We need to learn our area of influence and it ain't an easy task. And refuse to take the blame for things you really cannot do much about atm.

I was listening to this on the Spotify and when I heard him talking to his daughter I had to watch the video. Ugh my heart.

This is such a wonderful spin of positivity. Absolutely worth watching until the end (the best part!)

We’re all fucked until the world is no longer run by god damn sociopaths

In my mind none of the bad things (climate change/world events/pandemic/economic problems/apocalypse) matter because it will all eventually be resolved by death (of ourselves/our children/others). Its best to ignore all the bad things and live for today, live for the good moments and experiences that are meaningful in your life because there is a "catch-all" waiting for each of us in the future. Do things to make the time that you have meaningful to you.

I think there are going to be many times where I become happy, but ultimately it always leads back to depression. And that's simply because I don't like the world we live in.

Dr K as seemingly perfect timing, starting to feel depressed for the first time in a long time and this comes out

youtube always recommend me the right dr k’s video about how i’m feeling at the moment, thank you so much for your help dr k you are a genius

There's always hope and love! We'll never give up ✊

Our society makes us depressed because our politicians do everything they can to make life for the average person completely unaffordable without extreme sacrifices, while at the same time everything transcendent that would let us bear and give meaning to our suffering to motivate us to continue through it is attacked and deconstructed. It’s a society of despair, and it’s by design.

Dr K, in countries where there's not a democracy, and there are many viewers that are not from the US, actually don't have power through voting because the US is the only formal democracy of the world (the UK and France are close, but not there). It's a fact that can be verified through the studying of things like the theory of politics, constitutional right, legal basis, geopolitics, history, observing what happens in politics and more things. I understand the feeling of "the world is too corrupt", but I've learned that to know how to deal with that specific part of life it's a good idea to study those aspects as well as the nature of power and add it to personal mental health growth. Learning the true purpose of a constitution I think is the best starting point right after understanding the internal motivation of power itself. Disclaimer: I do not recommend becoming a politician in a non-democratic because you'll sign yourself up for corruption aka. having uncontrolled power

I absolutely love what your doing with these videos. I've watched several so far and all of them have resonated with me. Thank you for your knowledge!!

imagine putting someone in time out all the time and constantly putting them down so they have an angry expression on their face then belittling them for being upset.. its power and control. total domination of a person so theyre completely helpless.. then you mock them for being helpless.. then you tell them its up to them to make their life better when you completely disabled them mentally.. im thinking about court right now.. there are so many things you have to ask permission to do but so many things you have to just do.. the things youre supposed to do youre told you didnt just do them so you failed to do it.. the things you have to ask to do youre told you didnt ask so youre punished.. and you dont know what youre supposed to ask to do or what youre supposed to just do so youre always being punished and every single thing results in punishment for the rest of your life.. its all just constant endless punishement.. theres no learning involved.. its just devious punishment..

I love how you explain things by science, researches and logic. I wish i would find this channel eons ago :(

29:55 it's not that we take too much personal responsibility. it's that we take it the wrong way: we are trying to solve individually problems that we can only solve collectively. so, we need to take personal responsibility for all this crap - a responsibility for getting together and act collectively.

As strange as it sounds but hearing that mental illnesses are a very common thing around the world makes me feel not as alone. Where I live this kind of medical condition isn't really brought up or spoken about.

In his book "Confessions of a GP", Dr Benjamin Daniels mentions an unofficial diagnosis British GPs (MDs) have for some of their patients. They call it SLS - shit life syndrome.

You're a jem Dr. K You go from the world is giving us all massive depression, and good reasons for it .. TO giving us hope in the future, and smiling at the sun shining at your window :) Thanks to you, to youtube and the internet !

I want to go to a therapist but don't have the funds to do so. I want help but don't believe I can even get it. Without putting myself more into the whole that I'm already in. I'm a 21 year old male that has only had one job in my whole life. I've never had a romantic relationship. Growing up I was beaten by my stepdad, while also watching my mom, brother, and sister get beaten as well. I had an incident where my stepdad called me "worthless" and every since I've tried being useful. Now I hate men that are treating there women badly because I seen my mom in that situation. I give my money willing to women and never help out my guy friends I'm normally a very generous person but only towards women. On top of all of this I have a medical condition called hypothyroidism. I gain weight and I believe I'm depressed. I don't know really where to start because everyone around me is trying to get me to be more independent but no one has taught me how to do anything. I understand if I need to take more control but I doubt myself even if I get it right. I'm really not in a good state mentally I always joke around about killing myself to the point recently my friends have been telling me to go speak to someone and even going so far as to inviting me to church. I just wish I could actually start getting better. If there is a lot of inside into my being and let me know I know that it's kind of weird because I always think about everything that I do I put it under a microscope just to make sure I'm not making any mistakes because I don't want my life to be over before I even started but I'm not even getting started so I don't know what to do I'm confused lost and just wanting to start my life

I'm not anti-SSRI by any means, but for me personally, taking a pill every day that made me so heat-sensitive and light-sensitive that I could not go outside for months at a time was pretty bad for my mental health. Being able to synthesize Vitamin D through my skin has produced better outcomes than the anti-depressants I've taken. On the flip side, stimulant medication for ADHD (inattentive type) has been necessary for me; I can't make the lifestyle changes needed for me to get myself together if I don't have any energy or executive function.

Thank you for being less click baity.many thanks also for the clearer video titles

I'm really anxious and depressed about China and Taiwan situation

In reference to that patient saying that they didn't feel ethically able to bring children into this world. I had this same thought 4 years ago when my partner and I were thinking about having children. It's a scary thought. In the end, we choose to proceed and are very happy we did. Unfortunately, there is still part of me that thinks I helped deal a bad hand for my child, even though the majority of that bad hand is outside of my control.

Hi Dr.K. You mentioned a point on how the Internet, social media is making us feel inadequate. But at the same while I feel its true, we are also able to view positive content like yours and van also transform the lives of several people. Is the solution to leave social media or moderate consumption,as their could be some benefits to social media that make it necessary for us to stay and benefit from. Completely against dating apps though.

listen im 44 years old and live with my mother and I love my life , I use to feel bad about it because ppl made me feel that way but I learn to stop taking ppl serious , ppl would see u base on their own mind but its all about how I see myself no one in this world is my God

i guess, when it comes to mental health, ignorance truly can be bliss?...

Thanks for this one bro. 🙏

everyone around me is always talking about their bad mental health and Dr K said we evolved to experience depression but i’m 16 and have never really experienced depression or strong anxiety etc wth is going on

The simple solution is to just don't watch the news...

You rock, dude! Thanks for the insight :)

Jesus, every single point in this video resonated with me at exactly the right moment. Thank you Dr. K. I wish I could contribute more to this channel, you've done so much for me.

Thank you for your explanation! Now, as you mentioned Ukraine... Imagine having depression and living here, in the time of this horrible war. Ouch. Our environment is terribly polluted by the ru***an missiles, we hear explosions now and then even where I live -- in the safest part of my dear motherland. Still, we don't have the right to give up. Be positive like Ukraine. If you're afraid of the future of the entire world, think about people struggling to survive. That's what I would usually do as a kid, upset because of animal abuse. We all can make a difference. Imagine that you're the snowflake in an avalanche. That you're the drop in the rain putting out the forest fire.

I can totally acknowledge that it's outside factors that are making my life hard enough to be depressed but I would be depressed because it's either I grind through the systems that are made to not benefit me or I die

My depression [MDD] has absolutely NOTHING to do with sadness, at all. I would describe it as the ABSENCE of sadness. It's like how a blind person doesn't see utter darkness, but rather they see nothing. It also has NOTHING to do with me doing something bad to someone else. Absolutely nothing. Not even three minutes in, and you're losing me.

"You say the whole world's ending. Honey, it already did." -Bo Burnham

It makes me depressed because i don't want my children to live in this asshole we call society

I love videos like these. Where Dr. K selects a topic he wants to talk about, and not something from the reddit per se.

Please click bait the shit out of your videos given your amazing content. Veritasium was talking about how the positive side of click bait is tricking people into watching actually helpful content.

I still don't know what to do and it's hard to tell which stuff is out of my control and shouldn't take responsibility for

I've tried the job thing. A few times. Like until recently I had a solid work history, injuries and episodes tended to end them. The episodes occur over the bad ones that I should have left earlier before I had the freakout and my favorite I just couldn't continue after an injury. They gave me CARHARTTS like $150 boots, what a gig lol. I blame luck!

Next video: how to get a life I'm 25 I'm from Buenos Aires I live with my parents and 14 y/o sister I graduated at 22 in marketing I have a stable job in data analysis for a big multinational firm (I burned out tough) I've paid all my student debt I've never experienced material lacking nor luxury I'm the most serious on personal development person I know I've been single all my life for different reasons (some happy some not) I practice religion and spirituality I talk to my therapist once a week I talk to my life coach when I'm in crisis or have big life decisions to make I have a social life I'm in somewhat in shape for my age bracket I don't consume the news or social media other than KZfaq I meditate every other day WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

How did this simultaneously make me feel worse and make me feel much, much better???

the inflation is high and i feel like im being priced out of my neighborhood if i move out again

Psychiatrist and monk is such an op combination it creates such a unique and grounded perspective

The world would be a much better place if people were spreading more positivity and kindness especially when it's not or not enough there yet. It's important to create and think about solutions not just consume and get fixated on problems.

What I said doesn't mean there are no solutions. Example: in Spain exercising power means NOT to vote and ask for a change of the system itself. I'd prefer to explain it in detail in a video or live conversations, because it requires more than just text to explain it and being honest it would benefit my sense of getting attention - which, as another disclaimer, doesn't mean anyone has to do it

today i sang in my room, knowing that my parents can hear me, it felt so hard doing it. after that i felt low energy and frustrated. does the world make Us Depressed or does or mind lying to us just to stay safe. i don't know :P

Interesting idea about the dating apps- I think part of why online dating is harder is because there is WAY too much choice. As a society, we are much more adaptable when there is less selection and we will choose someone who is within our circle, even when we have the wide world to choose from. Or why speed dating can be successful, you see only ten potentials and risk one vs 1,000’s at once. So a good idea would be to make a dating app that only lets you view 10-15 potential partners every few days. Longer profiles. Really LOOK at only a few choices, and you will be more likely to choose.

As someone who works in the hospital if you're not sick let all that stuff go and appreciate what you do have. Stop worrying and start living

Thumbs up for kid and wife. :) Yeah, the content was good, too, but that moment made me smile. :)