The Depressive Realist

  1. Search
  2. About
  3. Subscribe
  4. Archive
  5. Random

The Depressive Realist

Depressive realism is the proposition that people with depression have a more accurate perception of reality, specifically that they are less affected by the positive illusions of illusory superiority, the illusion of control and optimism bias. It must be understood that this refers specifically to people with borderline or moderate depression — while normal people see things in too positive a light and severely depressed people see things in too negative a light, the "grey" area in between leads to the most accurate perceptions of reality. [Source, wikipedia, Depressive Realism]

Newer
Older
  • Gentlemen, once you’ve graduated from college and are well into your 20s, I encourage you to hit the singles scene and try to find a woman your age who can cook, manage her personal finances and has both the know-how and motivation to properly maintain a household. You’ll have better luck (and probably more fun) searching for nickels on a busy interstate. Now, before any female readers shout “misogynist,” think for a moment — the standard I’m imposing is no more sexist than the one being mourned by Hymowitz. Women, for all of their successes and achievements in the last 40 years, still want a man who’s ambitious, driven and capable of taking charge of his life and his relationships, because that’s what women have looked for in a man since the dawn of time. Well, guess what? What we look for in a woman hasn’t changed a whole lot either. We want someone who can support us emotionally, be a mother to our children and can keep the cave tidy while we’re out hunting woolly mammoths. Spending my free time drinking and playing Wii isn’t going to make me president any sooner than being chained to a desk 80 hours a week is going to allot you the necessary time to help our kids learn how to read.

    Wow. This is a really terrible article.

    Where Have The Good Women Gone? - AskMen

    There’s a pretty significant difference between wanting a man who takes responsibility for himself and wanting a woman who is functionally no different than your mother/housekeeper/babysitter. I mean, there are OCEANS in between these two things. One of these things is a matter of character. The other is a matter of skillset. I’d like to think the fact that I don’t know how to cook doesn’t materially change the fact that I am a person of character or that my character should be the thing about me that a man would be interested in. Expecting women to be your manual labor so you can go out and do “man things”—like defining yourselves by your interests, while women define themselves by their relationship to you and your children—is fucking insulting.

    (via robot-heart-politics)

    (via robot-heart-politics)

    Tagged: sexism misogyny

    Posted on March 15, 2011 via RHPolitics with 253 notes

    Source: askmen.com

    1. alittlepainalittlepleasure liked this
    2. shishakabob reblogged this from jojobear11
    3. jojobear11 liked this
    4. jojobear11 reblogged this from fucknoliberals
    5. nesimaa liked this
    6. certifieddimepiece reblogged this from alymuffin
    7. callingonblueskyes reblogged this from femmenistfatale
    8. femmenistfatale reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    9. maxalden reblogged this from statehate
    10. indescribableme liked this
    11. lemongrasslikeheart reblogged this from stfuconservatives
    12. deiiu liked this
    13. sopranoblue liked this
    14. rantingnraging reblogged this from stfuconservatives
    15. flyinghellfish reblogged this from stfuconservatives
    16. prettywar reblogged this from helloworldmeetgirl and added:
      Sometimes I wonder, is Askmen still obnoxious? And then something like this comes along and answers my question. Also,...
    17. theterribletew liked this
    18. bsherrod reblogged this from ohhlalalalove
    19. artadaykeepsthecraziesaway liked this
    20. lizbeanism reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    21. whitedenial-ontrial reblogged this from neutralmilkhostel and added:
      stfufauxminists )
    22. theskeletondance reblogged this from ekiaku and added:
      Yes! Thank you, very much. After I first read this, I offered a close male friend of mine a hypothetical. In the future,...
    23. bagofshit liked this
    24. thedepressiverealist reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
      Wow. This is a really terrible article.
    25. matsushitayuya liked this
    26. giomanach reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    27. giomanach liked this
    28. ohhlalalalove reblogged this from self-ownership
    29. notthemarimba liked this
    30. alyshabee reblogged this from stfufauxminists and added:
      prev posters.] Reasons why...be single forever: It
    31. mrbutts liked this
    32. theskeletondance liked this
    33. princesshanh reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    34. avatarsnowy reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    35. avatarsnowy liked this
    36. jenniferingrey reblogged this from stfuconservatives
    37. hasthedeaf liked this
    38. amoebapudding liked this
    39. dotscollective reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    40. notesonascandal liked this
    41. dardrian liked this
    42. phineasderomanus reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    43. phineasderomanus liked this
    44. hermione-ganja liked this
    45. principia-coh reblogged this from stfufauxminists
    46. ekiaku reblogged this from imrunningmymouth and added:
      You, ma’am, are my hero… heroine.
    47. riverwaltz liked this
    48. hannahology liked this
    49. p---town liked this
    50. themoderatelyambitiousscientist liked this
    51. Show more notesLoading...
  • thedailywhat
  • subtilitas
  • rabbleprochoice
  • clientsfromhell
  • robot-heart-politics
  • dailyseinfeld
  • twinkiethekidd
  • smack416
  • jayparkinsonmd
  • seventeenshowers
  • garfieldminusgarfield
  • sodisarmingdarling
  • staff
  • matthewhayles
  • nationalgeographicmagazine
  • kellyoxford
  • banksystreetart
  • teapartyjesus
  • rlangdon
  • wbotd
  • shawnyeager
  • west-egg
  • daysandamused
  • creaturejournal
  • drawing365
  • fuckyeahrobford
  • robness
  • swedishskandal
  • timecollide

Field Notes Theme. Designed by Manasto Jones. Powered by Tumblr.