Why would it be hopeless? They have the time, energy and resources to address it properly.
Someone with depression who works two jobs without health insurance and is too exhausted outside of work to do anything but watch TV, now that's hopeless.
> Someone with depression who works two jobs without health insurance and is too exhausted outside of work to do anything but watch TV, now that's hopeless.
I agree. Now take someone who doesn’t have any of those problems and is in fact super rich, who still feels the same. I’m not sure if that would be better or worse actually.
It would certainly be worse. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs allows the truly rich to achieve stability and control over external events, situations, and outcomes. Rich people can afford to not do things that directly or indirectly contribute to depressive symptoms. This doesn’t mean they aren’t just as depressed as a poor person with depression, but the poor person has no assets with which to edify themselves.
