Part I: How To Be Depressed
I'm sure that there are other ways to arrive at being depressed. The following is what worked for me.
In this section I plan to—without getting too morose—explore the circumstances and dysfunctional thoughts that I perceive as causing emotional difficulties. Topics that may be covered include family, religious upbringing, conservatism, sexuality, the state of upper middle class US whiteness, education, employment, alienation, and health care.
※ — below this symbol I keep scraps removed, not yet committed to, etc.
obstructed my contributed to the mental health