Author Hot Carl Posted August 7, 2010 Author Posted August 7, 2010 Depression is emotionally taxing and exhausting. At least that's been my experience with serious depression. Striving for happiness, on the other hand, is generally rewarding. Feeling good feels good. Simple as that. I agree. But not everyone can do what you do. Sometimes fighting against depression is more exhausting than submitting to it. Particularly if your core beliefs are that the good in life isn't all that great. Depression doesn't feel good, but there is security in it. It gives you control. You can crawl deeper into a confined hole. Is there a reason to believe that insecurities reveal more truths about people than the moments when they feel great about themselves? I'm insecure about a lot of things. I think those insecurities indicate my fears and my hang ups, not the person I "truly" am inside. I agree with this as well. There is a lot more to you than the stuff you believe is detestable, whether you're right or wrong. And you're capable of assigning values to the good and the bad so that the bad doesn't dominate. Not everyone can see the good or allow themselves to believe in its value. I don't believe I'm all that depressed in a clinical sense. I enjoy myself a lot. But I have some self-imposed boundaries that I need to break down.
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