Is it normal to be depressed of being poor?

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Well I grew up on welfare and ssi checks and i feel like crap about it.Whenever i think about it I become depressed and sad and feel like a burden to society. Especially when my parents spent the checks i felt like i didnt deserve any of this food or whatever they bought with it(Which i honestly feel I dont at all).
P.S(only one of my parents are actually disabled the other in my opnion is just lazy. And i feel like they never cared about us enough to work and take GOOD care of us) So is it normal to feel depressed because your on welfare and/or ssi checks

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  • MissClaire
    12 years ago

    YOu had/have no control over what other people decide to do with their lives.

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    The people I admire most are those who start off in poverty and are so determined not to live that life that they work hard at school, determined to succeed, and end up in successful careers. Others from wealthy families can be so spoiled that they do not have to strive and can throw it all away :o(

    It's hard work but worth it.

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    • thoughtfulopt29
      11 years ago

      very true!!

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    You're more than your finances but it's normal.

    It's gonna sound cheesy but "Life's a garden. Dig it"

    What I mean is if you want to succeed in this life you're going to have to work excruciatingly hard and sacrifice just as the gardener sacrifices much so that they can look at that beautiful garden.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    12 years ago

    Yeah, it's normal.
    I have a few friends in your situation. Their parents did not want to work, maybe were disabled and didn't want to go out and find a desk job, even when the economy was doing good.

    It's not their fault that their parents are like that and it's not yours either. You have to understand that some people just get comfortable with their circumstances. They will get comfortable and set up their comfort zones and will not leave them and your parents are in that spot. They don't have a high enough self-esteem to think they can do better, or worse, they may just be lazy as fuck and too happy with their lives to give two-shits about anything other than their selfish "comfort zones".

    When you turn 18 and are old enough to leave and work on your own, don't make the same mistake as them. Do not accept less than you think you can do. Always remember: you can do better and you will do better. Remember the way you are feeling right now, and before you make a stupid decision, ask yourself: do you want your kids to feel the same way you do right now? Would you be willing to inflict that on another human being?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Yes. Normal. Tell them how you feel. They need to get off of their ass and support themselves or at least their children. Tell them to quit depending on the government. God I hope they don't vote.

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  • bakerj99
    12 years ago

    Belief, hope, determination. Got all those three things? Your gonna need them. But its possible to make a better life for yourself.

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  • rin
    12 years ago

    My bf's mother always gets angry when she goes to the grocery store and she sees people using food stamps getting all junk food and wearing Ugg boots and North Face jackets. It seems like the people who need it are too proud or embarrassed to get it and the people who do don't need it. At least where I have lived.

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  • Darkoil
    12 years ago

    It's not your fault, break free from these people after school.

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