• Anamana@feddit.de
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      6 months ago

      There is no unpolished reality… depressive thoughts are not more real than happy thoughts even though it might be convenient to assume so sometimes.

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        6 months ago

        That’s an opinion, I believe, that a lot of people share.

        Both ends of the spectrum are delusional, sure. But the effects of these delusions, in the world around us, differ.

        In my own limited experience, the more “rose tinted” end tend to overlook potential problems, if not completely ignore them, more often.

        But there are problems. A whole heap of them. That is what I see as unpolished reality. And acknowledging it is important, if we would hope to do better.

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          Yeah, it is a problem on both ends. If you get too far on the jade end, you acknowledge the problems, sure, but you lose all motivation to do anything about them because you believe it’s already too late.

          And might start acknowledging problems that aren’t real problems.

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            6 months ago

            And then there are people who switch between both types. I think in professional language they call it ‘rollercoaster personality’ /s