“Depression” is a word that seems to be thrown around a lot these days. I can’t remember the last time I made it through a day of high school without hearing somebody explain to me why they were feeling depressed at the moment. I constantly find myself wondering what has made the phrase so popular. It’s clear that not everyone, even in my relatively tiny school, can be suffering from clinical depression, but why do they feel like they are? Even on social media, people across the world have turned to self-deprecating humor for entertainment. I, myself, have spent many summer nights laughing at a picture of a smiling carrot that says “I just don’t carrot all anymore.” In any case, a dark feeling of hopelessness has become mainstream and not for
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All of my life I’ve excelled in school and I take a great deal of pride in that. However, I’m left feeling like most people give me too much credit just because I can remember facts long enough to pass a test over them. I feel as if I know nothing about the “real world” and have no skills to be successful in it. In fact, Arthur Miller’s character, Biff, from his play, Death of a Salesman, deeply resonates with me. After being “lost” about what to do with his life for a majority of the play, Biff finally exclaims in a fit of rage, “Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop… I’m just what I am, that’s all” (Miller 133). Throughout his entire life Biff has only been praised by his father, Willy, who believed Biff could do no wrong. This made for a great childhood for Biff, but ultimately made him feel inadequate and unprepared for the harsh realities he would face after leaving home. As I start to consider which colleges I want to apply to and what role I would like to play in society in the future, I can’t help but feel lost, just like Biff. I don’t know what jobs I would actually excel at or even which ones I’m interested in. Hence, I feel hopelessly lost in the face of a life and future that I’m completely unsure
All of my life I’ve excelled in school and I take a great deal of pride in that. However, I’m left feeling like most people give me too much credit just because I can remember facts long enough to pass a test over them. I feel as if I know nothing about the “real world” and have no skills to be successful in it. In fact, Arthur Miller’s character, Biff, from his play, Death of a Salesman, deeply resonates with me. After being “lost” about what to do with his life for a majority of the play, Biff finally exclaims in a fit of rage, “Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop… I’m just what I am, that’s all” (Miller 133). Throughout his entire life Biff has only been praised by his father, Willy, who believed Biff could do no wrong. This made for a great childhood for Biff, but ultimately made him feel inadequate and unprepared for the harsh realities he would face after leaving home. As I start to consider which colleges I want to apply to and what role I would like to play in society in the future, I can’t help but feel lost, just like Biff. I don’t know what jobs I would actually excel at or even which ones I’m interested in. Hence, I feel hopelessly lost in the face of a life and future that I’m completely unsure