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American Psychological Association Announces “Feeling Like Dying But Not Really Suicidal” New Baseline For Normal Mental Health (thehardtimes.net)
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[–] awnery@lemmy.world 144 points 9 months ago (6 children)

dammit i ate the onion, because that sounds real

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 60 points 9 months ago

I was like "OMG! They finally understand how I feel!"

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fuck. I did too.

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

my solution is to make rice and veggies

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It is very real but journalism hasn't quite evolved to state facts yet. They're still at the gaslighting stage of making us think our unhappiness is the result of our own poor choices and shortcomings, and that everyone else is happy except for us.

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

shuddup unless you want me to help

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

you are very perceptive

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

we're about to dye!

[–] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

Yeah Onion hasn't been doing much satire recently. Just real news

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago

The best satire borrows heavily from reality.