Why do many feminists have depression

Consilio_et_Animis · 2019-12-24T10:45:21+00:00

I have literally heard from a feminist friend that she is depressed; but once the "patriarchy" is overthrown, she will be happy.

But in answer to your question, I think the answer lies in looking at it from a different POV: Women become depressed for various reasons, and rather than them taking responsibility for their state, the seek an external cause for it. And in this case, they want to blame men for everything; and so they have to join the "blame men for everything" club, and that is feminism.

ParisCummings_ · 2019-12-24T10:31:12+00:00

Think it stems from being too triggered by insignificant issues.

2019-12-24T14:29:20+00:00

Depressed people want to escape their problems.

Feminism tells depressed women that their problems are caused by men.

It's pretty obvious IMO. Feminism attracts depressed women like drugs attract depressed teenagers.

auMatech · 2019-12-24T23:53:47+00:00

This one's easy. If people around you keep telling you how scary and threatening the world around you is, how women are raped literally all the time and YOU could be next!!! Or how you are being paid less than some white male schmuck for the same work, or how there is an evil conspirators force scheming to keep you oppressed...

It's no wonder at all. But it's mostly self inflicted. Most of them use it as a form of reification which feeds back into the depression.

Another one is when they are telling each other that becoming a mother is no longer a woman's duty, a woman can have a career like any man can. They pursue a career and around their 30s realize that their fertility is finite and start having a biological panic and urge to have children, all the while being told they are betraying their gender for wanting to have children, and possibly even give up their careers.

It's also people who instead of dealing with the consequences of their actions reflect them onto the fictitious constructs like the patriarchy or wage gap, which causes them to repeat the same mistakes over, without realizing that they themselves are the root cause for their own misery

TC1827 · 2019-12-24T13:44:35+00:00

Cause they are brainwashed into believing that they are oppressed because of their gender, despite having it easier

xNOM · 2019-12-24T11:36:59+00:00

Women in general worldwide have higher levels of depression. They have higher trait neuroticism. Not sure it has anything to do with feminism.

Mythandros · 2019-12-25T01:35:38+00:00

Because feminism is a hate cult.

You can't surround yourself with negativity and expect to feel positive. It doesn't work that way.

Feminism is the reason why they are depressed and they know it, they just won't admit it to themselves.

bakedpotato486 · 2019-12-26T07:06:19+00:00

Because feminism is entirely about removing agency from women. People suffer when they believe they have no control over their lives.

Secure-Lab · 2019-12-24T16:17:48+00:00

When you feel like every action is an act of oppression against you, you tend to become paranoid and depressed.

_Mens_Rights_Matter_ · 2019-12-24T20:47:36+00:00

Because the very ideology of feminism robs the people following it of self-control and individuality.

Title	Why do many feminists have depression
Author	hasegawaryouta
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Date	December 24, 2019 10:29 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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