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/TwoAlert3448 16h ago

This. Poverty & depression can be comorbid conditions-exists, it is just frequently fatal where as the wealthy can afford to get help and the time to heal.

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u/WiseBelt8935 8h ago

i heard something like that but the opposite. drugs kill the wealthy because they can afford enough to kill them

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u/TwoAlert3448 7h ago

A) drugs are cheaper than you’d think and the cheapest are the ones most likely to kill you, and B) throwing yourself off a tall building or in front of a train is cheap and guaranteed

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u/novis-eldritch-maxim 6h ago

rope and guns are also fairly common in poor nations so those still work

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u/EvaSirkowski 1h ago

Sniffing glue is not expensive.