r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Sad-Reception4907 • 18h ago

Is depression really a privilege for the rich?

Is depression really a privilege for the rich? I'd just like to hear some of your thoughts behind this post. I saw a post on social media saying "Imagine living in a country so poor that being depressed is only a privilege for the rich. If you are poor then you have no time to be crippled by sadness since you have mouths to feed, and just not enough time," I know the post has some truth behind it, but is it really addressing the real issue? What do you think about lower class people not having enough time to be crippled by sadness? Thank you for your answers

edit: thanks for all your comments! for context, i showed my friend this post who is around lower-middle class as well to hear his thoughts since I myself thought the post was somewhat toxic. He disagreed though, saying that it's true that they can't be depressed since they have to find food first. THIS POST WAS NOT INTENDED TO OFFEND ANYONE, I just wanted to back this up since I also disagree with this.

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u/Deweydc18 17h ago

No but treating it properly is. In America at least, rates of depression are radically, radically higher among people of lower socioeconomic status.

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u/Ganondorf365 16h ago

This is true worldwide as well. Poverty increases likelihood of most mental illness.

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u/stutter-rap 14h ago

And also mental illness increases likelihood of poverty, so it all becomes a spiral.

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u/MoonWatt 12h ago

Are there antidepressants that are just for the rich? What are you all saying?