I mean, both can be true.

When I was a tween my family moved from Connecticut to Florida.

For a long time I was really depressed to the point where they thought I had Mononucleosis or I might need antidepressants.

Turns out I was just hot. It's fucking hot in Florida. I was hot. I just didn't understand why I felt so shitty, because I had never really experienced oppressive Florida heat and humidity.

Sometimes there are actual reasons and feeling depressed isn't coming from inside you.

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” J. Krishnamurty

I mean, it can be both

What you gotta ask yourself though: If it is really, that everything just sucks so bad, then why isn't everybody depressed.

I mean, I don't even disagree. Everything indeed does suck so bad. But there's a surprising number of people, that seem to cope with that fact way better than I do.

Turns out, I actually do have depression. If you suspect, that you do too: seek help. It won't change that everything sucks so bad. But I already learned to cope a little better, and I hope you can, too.

"I thought i had mono for a year, but i was just bored." - Wayne

Getting on the eightfold path has changed my worldview and mood for the better. True story.

Edit to add: But even before that, just going anti-consumerist gave my mood a healthy boost. When I stopped buying shit, I stopped wanting shit. Felt good.

I recently thought my depression was getting way worse but actually it was just intestinal parasites giving me anemia.

So now I get to experience this shitty world with slightly more energy.

If your environment is totally things that sucketh bigly, your noggin becomes Yugely scrambled and the mind therein disturb-ed. A disturb-ed mind is a depress-ed mind. Hie thee to one who may prescribe and partake of their services. It shall be a balm to a disturb-ed noggin.

Just one depression please.