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Could depression be explained any better? Well I am sure it could, but usually I don’t get metaphors. This one I get!
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Though to be honest… I think you probably could peel both potatoes if you spent long enough rubbing them together with their skins wet? It would take hours, your hands would hurt, you’d be crying long before any peeling started. But I think it’d somehow be possible based on friction alone? … At least to tear the potato skin a bit? 😉
I have to admit that I don’t get the connection. Maybe because it’s after midnight? Or maybe I just don’t get it. lol
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By the way, I wish I understood it because I suffer from depression and take meds so it kinda bugs me that I don’t get it.
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What meds do you take? I’m on Celexa alone currently, but have tried many in the past. Basically, it’s like people saying to just smile and suck it up and you’ll feel better. That’s about as helpful as telling you to that you need a peeler to peel a potato, but instead of giving you said peeler, they give you just another darn potato!
Oh man, I bet that’s a difficult situation. I have had moments like that, but thankfully they’re not long lived.
That is a great metaphor and I agree that eventually, friction would come into play. Having finally conquered depression years ago having sitting in it’s pit for many years, I like this metaphor.
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LOL that’s funny.. It is somewhat similar to onion which makes us cry cry and cry
Not exactly supposed to be funny, just… true.
LOL I don’t really get it either, but if this metaphor helps some, that’s all that really matters, I suppose!
Suffering from Depression, that description of Depression is 100% clear!! I love it!!
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I’m glad someone gets it. Usually I don’t get metaphors at all… so it was strange that I got this one but no one else did.
It is amazing how many people with depression will totally understand this. Chastising or telling someone to “snap out of it”, makes everything worse. Hence the potato on potato from above, it makes them feel even worse because they feel misunderstood. It is not something that one can just miraculously snap out of, putting a smile on your face is not going to help if you don’t mean it. Just my 2 cents on what comes to mind when I read it
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This metaphor took me a minute to get. I had to think back on my days of deep depression that resulted in hair loss…and then I got it.
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Oh! There is truly no way to explain depression to anyone who hasn’t gone through it. I suffered from it many years and know what you mean. I think a healthier lifestyle helped me a lot though. Somehow it has to do with your insides and if you just can’t handle things mentally then perhaps the physical will help. Plus, you’ll feel better because you’ll start to look better too!
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I think this is a good way to explain the frustration you feel with depression. There truly isn’t a way to make someone else understand what you are going through.
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Makes a lot of sense. Ihave had so many close friends deal with depression and it’s not fun or easy. Unfortunately, those of us who don’t struggle with it have a really hard time understanding.
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I actually have a book titled Potato not Prozac. I have loads of books about health and healthy living. I do get it, for the person with depression, the peeler is just another potato.
It is a very misunderstood subject. I dealt with whom I considered my English dad. He was a wonderful person, very intelligent, brilliant conversationalist but twice while I knew him he went into a deep depression. It was so sad until he finally came out of and there he was, the usual person.
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Why would you try to peel a potato with another potato? I don’t get that, you can just go ahead and mash it or something, I think I just don’t get this metaphor; it’s not logical too me lol.
That is the point. It’s saying you can’t peel a potato with another potato. You can’t pull yourself out of depression when all you have is that depression weighing you down. So.. when someone says “just use a peeler!” when it comes to the potatoes and then hands you ANOTHER potato to peel the first ones with. It’s not helpful.
It’s like them saying “Just smile and you’ll feel better!” or “Just stop being sad!” … that’s it. It’s not helpful just to say these things to someone who is suffering.
I have a couple family members that have depression. It definitely makes sense to me.
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I think this is a great metaphor for depression. I know I and most of my family suffer in varying degrees so I definitely understand! Sometimes depression is hard and people think you can just get over it and this is such a great metaphor to explain it!
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I actually do get this. It reminds me so much of my mother in law
I actually get it. And I agree. And it is a great analogy.
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