Quote by Charles Monroe Schulz

This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you'll start to feel better. If you're going to get any joy out of being depressed, you've got to stand like this.

This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes

Summary

This quote highlights the paradoxical nature of depression. It suggests that when feeling down, adopting a physically defeated stance rather than striving for an upright posture can provide a strange sense of comfort or validation. By hunching over and adopting a depressed stance, one can fully immerse themselves in the experience of depression. The quote suggests that finding joy in depression, even if unhealthy, requires maintaining this stance. It underscores the complex ways in which our physicality can intersect with our emotional well-being and challenges conventional ideas about how to improve one's mood.

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Depression

By Charles Monroe Schulz

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