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7 Post author: Kenoubi 27 February 2013 05:03PM

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Comment author: jooyous 27 February 2013 11:04:43PM 3 points [-]

Sometimes depressed people think they're too smart for everything and everyone and that's why they're depressed. And because they're too smart to ever be happy, then there's nothing out there that can help them. Brains get pretty warped sometimes. =[

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 28 February 2013 04:07:55AM 0 points [-]

But wouldn't bursting their bubble on this matter then help them in the medium and long runs?

Comment author: jooyous 28 February 2013 04:11:53AM *  1 point [-]

Yes, definitely! But if they're smart, then they're really good at arguing, which means they're really good at explaining why you're wrong. So it's really really hard. =[