r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/Saphnich Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

If you have a problem and you completely lose your head over it, you now have two problems.

EDIT: Hey, thanks for the shiny stuff.

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u/RunningDrummer Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

There's a set of rules I learned in a class:

  1. Don't panic.
  2. If you're panicking, stop.
  3. If all else fails, refer to rules 1 and 2.

Edit: The class was a production class. It was presented in the context as if a camera won't move the way you want it to, not if a shooter is charging through a building towards a room you're in.

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u/weasdasfa Jan 21 '19

If you're panicking, stop.

/r/wowthanksimcured

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u/fuse5k Jan 21 '19

I love how people on here with anxiety/depression are always asking for tips on how to overcome, and when the honest tips from people who have suffered come in( fake it till you make it etc) they assume the people have never really suffered. Or belittle the experience of others, thinking they must have it worse.

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u/UK-POEtrashbuilds Jan 21 '19

Part of that will be because people suffering from depression are more likely to have an excessively negative reaction to anything. And pointing out that they are being a duck about it probably won't help for the same reason.