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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I used to be on medication for depression until I got a high-paying job. Turns out being poor was the root to most problems in my life.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is that the Terry Pratchett boot thing? I'll be disappointed if that isn't mentioned.

Edit: There we go:

Chapters:

  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 01:50 - The Boots Theory Of Economic Unfairness
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Same friend! Constant panic attacks that send me to the ER which would leave me with a giant bill. Making 3x my former income and life is good and got off all the meds. Money solves a shitload of problems.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Actually not sarcasm. I literally was on medication and then I got a good job and I don't need it anymore. I'm mildly sure I still have depression but I'm much happier in my life and nowhere near risk of self-harm anymore.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, SSRI's are sometimes known to permantantly fix the brains serotonin levels after a limited period of application, so it might've still been the drugs (Or a combination of both).

Cool that you're doing good, tho.

^why is always the furries with the high paying job...^

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

^why is always the furries with the high paying job…^

My best guess is because furries in general are very into STEM fields and those happen to pay a lot of money. There's also a high correlation between being a furry and being on the autism spectrum, so if your special interest happens to be STEM-related then it's cheat codes for big money and being great at your job. Furries have a ton of correlated attributes, e.g. 80%+ of us are queer, and they're very interesting as a social phenomenon. I hope someone someday figures out what causes furries, because it's more complicated than nature or nurture.