how can i tell if im depressed or if im just responding normally to incessant shitty situations

Well maybe not quite feeling like death. Unless you're getting mangled in industrial accidents and losing fingers or something, you probably need to count your blessings more.
You're able to sit around posting on an internet forum, you can't be in that bad a state.

The dude's mostly right, but the issue is I think everyone knows people need those things, but they aren't that available and social/romantic relationships are difficult to maintain, especially without a group identity and sense of purpose to bind people together. They should still absolutely focus on that shit above all.

That said he's not 100% right. By now it's well known that if you inject someone with inflammation factors it will induce symptoms of severe depression in virtually all recipients. That's sickness behavior. If someone is in shitty health they'll self isolate and feel apathetic, anxious, and generally like garbage regardless.

That's why I still stress the physical elements of it. You won't have the mental or physical capacity to address those other needs if you're wracked by shit health, and things like diet, exercise, sleep, etc. you at least have a bit more control over.
https://psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/inflammation-and-depression-a-simplified-guide-2/
 
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