I purposefully left that out of the OP, but yes, I feel 10,000x better emotionally than when I was obese. Although the weight itself was only a minor contributing factor. The overeating temporarily numbed the pain of being unhappy, but ultimately made me even more obese, thus even more unhappy and requiring even more food. There was just a feedback mechanism that didn't stop for almost two decades.
Maybe it is unfair to say that unhappy people PURPOSEFULLY bring others down. But those that are rationally unhappy due to financial situations, breakup of a relationship, worry over relatives making poor life choices.... they are more likely to SHARE their story with someone else than someone who is suffering the mental illness of depression.
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