Depression is a mainstream topic in the modern era, most of it is subjugated with simple antidotal remedies. Ex. "Call in at work", "go on vacation", "Suck it up and be a man", "Stop Whining all the time". Has anybody ever thought of why we're so depressed, what is it that has us all feeling like total failures even when a great percentage of us have accomplished more than our ancestors? Though you've traveled far you still feel as though you haven't came far enough. On today we decide about tomorrow podcast I wanted to be transparent and introspective. I believe we struggle because of two things: Idols and ideals

Idol a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.

Ideals: a person or thing regarded as perfect. Standard of perfection.

We live our lives striving for the approval of others, desiring to be wanted, accepted, and championed. Longing to meet the criteria of the general public based on the ideologies we've observed and were taught to succumb too. Let's discuss some statistics and observations and then allow me to show you were I fell on the spectrum.... Episode 20