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[–] Mnemnosyne 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

For a few people, this kind of thinking helps. It does for me, actually. When I feel like my life sucks it can help to compare myself to an imaginary Anglo-Saxon peasant woman during the invasion of the Sons of Lodbrok, and it actually helps to realize just how much better I have it than her.

But that doesn't work for everyone, and even those it works for kinda need to do the comparison themselves, not have it pushed on them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It can also make a person feel worse by making them feel like they're a bad person for daring to have depression when there are others who have worse lives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

For me, I feel depressed thinking about how bad things are for so many people, and knowing there's nothing I can do to help. At least not in any significant way

[–] Grass 2 points 8 months ago

I compare myself to a farmer peasant, and think about how I have more cool tech I can't afford but in exchange peeling skin and bloody poop and honestly probably no area of better health.

[–] EmoDuck 1 points 8 months ago

Anglo-Saxon peasant woman during the invasion of the Sons of Lodbrok here. My life is actually kind of awesome