Jim Carrey on Depression: "Your body needs deep rest."

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[@whatwherewho86]

It is hopelessness. It is the complete absence of hope.

[@SSM654]

Perfectly said.

[@RoboCop-zn8bt]

There is always hope, depression is the lack of motivation or vision of a better tomorrow. This may Be due to chemicals in the brain.... I call it the spiral, when you choose good, (even little things) the spiral goes up, then when things improve you continue to spiral upwards, and so on. The same goes for the downward spiral. Bad things happen and you dwell, that pulls you down the spiral a little farther and things get worse and worse from there. Social media has caused more depression than anything as whole.

[@talosgak1236]

That why depression rates are now rising because it became mainstream to not be religious and religion gave people hope.

[@CoocooBird247]

“Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through fire, faith leaps over it.” - Jim Carrey

[@mattwilliams-yo8yb]

And a peculiar insistence (of a kind) that there can never be.

[@nickj7335]

Hope he’s better

[@RichtofenDr]

So in Geology, the term Depression means a landform sunken below an area. And that's how I've always thought about Depression compared to Sadness, Sadness comes and goes and appears and disappears depending on the situation but Depression stays with us and we can easily cover it up with something like a mask we put up or a character that we become in order to hide it. Depression stays with us and while you may be able to cover it up, the ability to actually fill that void or make that empty spot inside of you grow from the inside out into something that will flourish, it's never going to be as easy as the difference between Sadness and Happiness interchanging in your day-to-day activities.

[@GeforceFker]

Your analogy is beautiful I made an account just to comment on this

[@annabrown7302]

GOD BLESS YOU JIM CAREY 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@buuurrrrppppp221]

For me sadness and depression is the difference between a rational feeling and an irrational feeling. Feeling down when bad things happen is very normal and totally rational. My very worst time of depression was when outwardly everything was going better than ever but the deep sense of unhappiness or loneliness.... I don't even know whatever that thing was, that feeling of utter hopelessness was not a rational thought.

[@user-hi4zr7sh8z]

I guess there are different reasons for depression. Alfred Adler called it suppressed anger, so it’s important our anger is heard and validated. “The Body Keeps the Score.” Anger can simply be passed down generations too. And it can be lonliness-feeling like no one can understand your truth. Or fear of insignificance. Helping other people by spending your time with them, is an important part of healing according to Adler. If you don’t have a group you belong to, such as a spiritual tradition, or a work group or sports group-some kind of group-it is very hard to feel good. Adler said the most important human need is to belong.

[@Adoubless]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@jessyvalentine7492]

I had depression worst in my teenage years after losing my leg to cancer at 12 and seeing other kids die etc... it was too much for me to process so i had to go within and like he said, deep rest, until i was able to cope and function again, but i was a whole different person than the hyperactive child who went in, unfortunately ive now been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder as well, it just all hit me at the worst time in my development. I really relate to what he says here though.

[@ilck-ym-blals7385]

Sounds to me like thats specific to his depression its not quite as simple as that, i can understand jim carrey being depressed if you watch his old interviews he was constantly trying to be someone all the time which is bound to ware you down after a while.

[@Muyuyu439]

I was about to point that out!

[@Ladylibidex]

Agree. Depression is your way out. You just have to be able to tune in and work with it. Instead of letting it consume you. Easier said than done.

[@sandralee6714]

He's on point

[@tobiasittermann340]

Ein großartiger Mann und er hat Recht!

[@masterhochig]

Nicht verstehen

[@masterhochig]

Nicht verstehen

[@Muyuyu439]

Someone commented this before on a different post and I want it said again: "it’s pretty amazing how Carrey can talk as if he is somehow enlightened, but at the same time be so incredibly self absorbed."

[@thephenom_7231]

But thats a fairly positive message isnt it? Hes telling you to stop worrying about what other people think of you. Stop putting on a persona to be accepted by others and learn to love yourself and your life for who you are and where you stand.

[@_Rustodian]

Not for me. My depression was something very different.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Idc i always love his portrail of The Grinch 😅

[@debrapaulino918]

Interesting.

[@RubyZan]

What I'd depression is being fed up of everyone around you?

[@timcox1682]

It’s God separation trauma. When you have a relationship with Jesus in heart intuition you know you aren’t alone, you have him. Majority of people don’t know all emotions are destined for moments & they are all natural & they shift on when they do. We each have rejection, abandonment, loss, not received trauma to feel for moments too. The difference is when you aren’t separate from Jesus anymore, you’re just feeling destiny in heart vulnerability honesty, having a real time in it, rather than trying to deny what’s going on in you & rather than feeling seperate from Jesus in blame & victimhood, looking for someone to blame for how you are feeling, or just basically poor, why me thoughts. We are all carrying the cross in our lives in our destined paths emotionally, to experience & what has to happen in our lives. When you consecrate/send your pain & suffering to Jesus you see it doesn’t have to be your identity anymore in blame/victimhood anymore & you are accountable real for your own experience in body beyond blame. Just heart accountability owning the truth of whatever has to be experienced. It’s called getting real in heart & not hiding in the mind in denial of the real experiences had. That’s a good starting point. This has nothing to do with religion by mentioning Jesus, it’s just the truth of the situation.

[@spernt]

Hell yes. He's right.

[@rozley5024]

What if its both? Asking for a friend...

[@needmusicnow7]

Depression and most mental health issues are different for every person. That's why treatment can be so hard and based on trial and error.

[@Muyuyu439]

I’d to be your friend😊. To sum up, sadness is temporary and a rational response to a rational situation. Depression tends to last for a long period of time and is a much deeper and more complex form of sadness. It often comes with irrational thoughts and feelings

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Why does he have the same chin, structure and wrinkles as Biden 😂

[@SubconsciousConnection]

We are not ready to evolve. Psychic abilities are not destined for this corrupt world. Subconsciously we can unlock knowledge through randomly accessing a Merriam-Webster dictionary. I kept pointing to messiah in the dictionary. But like I said we aren’t ready and that is sad. Enjoy the journey some things are destined for discipline. For the world is overheating we will adapt but it won’t look natural

[@user-uj5lz1ij8r]

Mark 8:35 for whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it what good is it for someone to gain the whole world,yet forfeit their soul. John 15:16 you didn't choose me but I chose you and appointed you so that you may go bear fruit JESUS DIDN'T COME TO MAKE BAD PEOPLE GOOD HE CAME TO BRING THE DEAD TO LIFE actually accept him as your salvation he died for yours sins and mine BUT ROSE AND DEFEATED THE GRAVE like that MOVIE THE MASK THE HOLY SPIRIT IS REALER THAN THAT JUST SAY IM not perfect I have sined but you are perfect and payed for my sins I receive you as my LORD AND SAVIOR then ask the Holy Spirit to let you guide you strength you let the people around you feel you see you and hear you in JESUS name 🙏

[@CoocooBird247]

And Jesus is us.

[@SubconsciousConnection]

A rubber mat with billions of pink prongs with faces singing Lou Lou Lou Lou Lou Lou Lou. The mat is god and we all connected. Cancer might be a manifestation of the herd.

[@movietower6095]

Come to Islam, my brother in humanity and you will feel better. I promis.

[@leonsubbotsky6087]

Cringe af

[@Theweekendbabyyesloveyou]

💐اللهم صلي و سلم على سيدنا محمد 💐

[@pippipster6767]

What total bullshit.

[@ksims6337]

He got a girl killed

[@delilahlarose-fc2iw]

My daughter is listening to Jim Carey for the first time rolling her eyes. She has struggled with depression for years. NOT because she needed ‘deep rest’! In fact she struggles to find reason and purpose to live even though she is extremely bright snd and a graduate from the top Canadian university. She is saying right this moment that, it is because Carey is a millionaire movie star, people are going to believe him and he’s full of shit!

[@dragonagegirl]

I understand where you are coming from. I think there's probably more of an explanation in the full segment. But I think what he is trying to say is that, before the depression, our bodies are often working to hide those symptoms, acting like everything is alright, often behind a smile or just a mask of being ok to others. That sadness accumulates and when your body finally has enough, that sadness becomes depression and becomes too overwhelming to hide any more. When he says the deep rest part, he means that the body is saying F You, I can't hide my pain and sadness anymore, it's too much and I am tired, so then it shuts down the feelings to protect itself which then leads to the numbness in a sorta...power save mode of sorts

[@jadeng293]

Your daughter should listen again to understand what he means. He said deep rest from the characters, not from the physical body. Being depressed your body rejects all the characters people are supposed to play in daily life.

[@JscottSears]

Hes sounds about right to me. I'm nearly 50. Been on meds my whole life for depression. When I think on what's disturbing my heart the most is almost word for word what he's saying. I do play a character so people will leave me the Fck alone. They've ALL lost my trust. I'm not going to end my life or hurt others but I'm DONE with this BULL$HIT life and world

[@arasuka6889]

So Jim Carrey the comedian who’s has had several battles in his life can’t have hardship and be depressed because he’s rich? Sounds like you and your daughter need a therapist. Rich people lead very empty lives, but social media gives the facade that’s everything is great all the time. Downplaying depression like you are is more harmful than anything this man has ever said. Just because one doesn’t believe the words he’s saying doesn’t mean they aren’t true. As a person who battles depression, it could not be anymore true that your body and mind just want a break of holding up the walls, of being you for a day or 2. Some ppls depression lasts longer. Just because your daughter doesn’t to accept that depression is apart of life doesn’t mean that he’s full of it. Instead of calling a famous person full of shit, look at yourself and the life you and your daughter lead and ask yourself why is she depressed.

[@delilahlarose-fc2iw]

@@arasuka6889 THAT is NOT what I said. I was disputing the correlation of depression with ‘deep rest’ but glad you were able to rant.🙄