These "days" sanctioned by the UN feel like a scam. Sure... they create conversations in school. And that's a huge plus point. But is it about awareness or... is it about change?

People are aware and sympathetic about depression. But I don't want sympathy. I wanna get better. I don't want a day off. Or maybe I do. But treating depression like a lifelong ailment isn't something I'm looking forward to. I really wanna get better

The day started in 1992. Since then, Depression rates have been increasing. Suicides have been increasing. We've started becoming sadder and more miserable and there isn't a proper solution in sight. Therapy is expensive. Meds aren't effective. Social media is killing us. Climate is affecting us. Constant doubt, constant pain, constant existentialism. 

I could be wrong, or I could be right. Downvotes or upvotes, I think this day is jsut an event where celebs and companies virtue signal, whilst simultaneously breaking us into a thousand pieces