Personal tangent of depression, attention and being there for a person

Most people who are sad and reach out are typically not looking for answers. They just want to be loved and supported. It’s great that you want to help them with their problems but at the end of the day, it’s better if people just support one another, rather than to try and fix a

person’s problem or problems. Most people in this day and age, seem to want attention. Whether that’s because of some psychological occurrence that happened when they were young or they developed it when they were older. Now, I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, we all want to feel

attention and people’s love. Humans biologically need to interact with others and socialize, or certain parts of the brain may stop functioning as well.
Also, I’ll be quite honest, I seek attention too. I don’t like the spotlight on me but deep down, I want to be wanted and feel

supported as I’m sure most people do. I’m not specially different in this area. We all go through these psychological hurdles. When I was younger I use to crave attention so much that I truly would be act selfish, even though I wouldn’t say I was ever a selfish kid if that makes

sense. Another thing, is most people who say they’re going to hurt themselves through a social media platform. Yes, it’s obviously sad,but those people are typically not the ones that are at risk of that behavior. It’s the ones that you don’t hear from.
People who announce that

they are going to hurt themselves through social media are typically looking for any way not to do whatever they’re going to. What it comes down to, is people seek attention. Once again, seeking attention is not a bad thing, we’re designed as humans to want to interact.

So yes, I’m sure the people who say they’re going to hurt themselves, yes it’s sad. It’s sad that they are depressed that much to where they feel like they need to say that. And I’m not trying to say their problems don’t mean anything, but to me at least. But they’re typically

not the ones at true risk of hurting themselves. Like I said earlier, the best thing you can do for people is to just let them know you care, and that you support them. You don’t have to talk about what’s going on, and please to god, if they don’t want to talk about it. Then stop

being selfish and just stop asking what’s the matter. Because if you keep asking what’s bothering them, then you’re more asking for yourself rather than whoever you’re trying to help. At the end of the day, we all have to make the most of our lives. We may be dealt with shitty

hands but it is up to us to make the most of it. That may sound privileged and for that I am sorry because I know there are millions of people who have it worse off than I do but that is just what I believe. So be safe, support others and care for one another. Understand that you

may not be able to help with people’s problems which is perfectly okay, but if you continuously show love and care and support for another that can truly mean the world to them. I know from experience. I’ve had my fair share of depression, anxiety and sadness. Everybody goes

through it differently so maybe this just isn’t relatable for people but if it helps one person then it did it’s job. I felt like I needed to just go on a tangent about this, so thank you for coming to my Ted talk if you read all of this. Be safe, be kind, and support one another

(Ignore some of the grammar errors, this was me going on a pure tangent about this)