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[onlyanimalsaregood]

Seeing that other people have and are going through more complicated situations in life than mine puts things in perspective and I stop feeling so bad about my life.
So sometimes when I'm at my saddest I watch the news, for example, and it helps me.
Does this make me a bad person?

 

[Of The Universe]

Same. As I said before,the day Kobe Bryant died I was deep in depression,thinking that I should kill myself. I had just got off workand turned on the car radio.When I heard the news,I immediately felt better. Sorry.

 

[FuneralCry]

Of course it does not make you a bad person, there is nothing wrong with feeling like that. I am horrified by all the suffering in this world, and I hate my existence, but in a way I am grateful that I do not have it as bad as others, my life could easily be a lot worse. In this life there is no limit as to how bad things can get.

 

[onlyanimalsaregood]

Same. As I said before,the day Kobe Bryant died I was deep in depression,thinking that I should kill myself. I had just got off workand turned on the car radio.When I heard the news,I immediately felt better. Sorry.

It is good to know that I am not the only one who feels this way. And now, how is your life?

Of course it does not make you a bad person, there is nothing wrong with feeling like that. I am horrified by all the suffering in this world, and I hate my existence, but in a way I am grateful that I do not have it as bad as others, my life could easily be a lot worse. In this life there is no limit as to how bad things can get.

Same. And it's really true, just when you think your life can't get any worse life sends you the middle fingerand something happens to make things even worse.

 

[Of The Universe]

Its better now. I'm still ctb,but just taking it day by day. See my other thread!

 

[Fadeawaaaay]

I get this feed from People magazine And the headlines are always about a mom murdering her kids or something like that and I realize it's aimed at An audience of miserable people who only feel better reading about the misery of others… Schadenfreude…

 

[Al Cappella]

Seeing that other people have and are going through more complicated situations in life than mine puts things in perspective and I stop feeling so bad about my life.
So sometimes when I'm at my saddest I watch the news, for example, and it helps me.
Does this make me a bad person?

Good lord no, it makes you human. It pulls you out of yourself, I'm guessing, and offers a different perspective. I know it helps me to do that. It's not that I'm in any way happy for others' suffering, it's more of a solidarity thing, I suppose.

 

[onlyanimalsaregood]

Its better now. I'm still ctb,but just taking it day by day. See my other thread!

I'm glad to hear that. It is the best thing to do, to take it day by day and when even that is difficult to take morning by morning and etc. I'll check out! I have probably seen it, but I don't remember. Anyway, I hope things continue to improve for you :)

I get this feed from People magazine And the headlines are always about a mom murdering her kids or something like that and I realize it's aimed at An audience of miserable people who only feel better reading about the misery of others… Schadenfreude…

Perhaps I have expressed myself badly. I don't wish harm on anyone and I help people whenever I can. What I meant was that seeing other people with problems far greater than mine puts things in perspective for me and I realize that my problems may even have a solution.

Good lord no, it makes you human. It pulls you out of yourself, I'm guessing, and offers a different perspective. I know it helps me to do that. It's not that I'm in any way happy for others' suffering, it's more of a solidarity thing, I suppose.

Exactly. That's what I mean to say. I don't want people to misunderstand me. It's as if it shows that our lives are not as bad as we think and that we can turn things around.