0091 - What does Lee want? - 2019.07.01 |
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Comment: Remember, Lee is officially not depressed. A phobia is only a phobia if it's irrational. If you are afraid of sharks while you're in your 31st floor apartment, you have a phobia of sharks. If you are afraid of sharks while you're floating in the Pacific and bleeding, you're having a perfectly reasonable emotional reaction. I'm certainly not a psychiatrist, but I think, in the same way, feeling bad isn't depression if it isn't irrational. Lee has a roof over their head, food, security, and limitless entertainment. Even in the current dilemma that threatens to evict them from their preferred residence, they are in no danger of homelessness. If this is all one needs to be happy, then yes, Lee's emotional state is irrational, and, therefore, depression. Evidently, whether they consciously acknowledge it or not, Lee needs something else. |
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