Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
I seem to have sparked off something of a debate here (a debate? On Dissensus? Like, NO WAY! )...
At heart I agree with noel's point about lots of aspects of modern city life being conducive to depression and mental illness; I suppose what made me quip about wigwams and squirrels was that it seemed like a fairly fatalistic attitude, almost "oh well, you live in London in 2007, you're bound to lose it sooner or later". I think the way to cope with all the stuff that can get you down is to see things like rampant consumerism, heavy traffic, the noise, the crowds etc. etc. either as means to end (e.g. we have shops so we buy stuff, not so we can shop for the sake of shopping) or simply as unfortunate byproducts of living in a big, crowded city (e.g. until everyone decides to walk or cycle everywhere, there will always be heavy traffic). That, and spend as much time as you can enjoying the many good things about living in a city in a highly developed country (possibly excluding the more 'vibrant' sort of nightlife if you're in a fragile mental state as it is, of course).
So as other people on here have I think already mentioned, it's perhaps more a case of just looking at things differently rather than doing anything drastically different.
At heart I agree with noel's point about lots of aspects of modern city life being conducive to depression and mental illness; I suppose what made me quip about wigwams and squirrels was that it seemed like a fairly fatalistic attitude, almost "oh well, you live in London in 2007, you're bound to lose it sooner or later". I think the way to cope with all the stuff that can get you down is to see things like rampant consumerism, heavy traffic, the noise, the crowds etc. etc. either as means to end (e.g. we have shops so we buy stuff, not so we can shop for the sake of shopping) or simply as unfortunate byproducts of living in a big, crowded city (e.g. until everyone decides to walk or cycle everywhere, there will always be heavy traffic). That, and spend as much time as you can enjoying the many good things about living in a city in a highly developed country (possibly excluding the more 'vibrant' sort of nightlife if you're in a fragile mental state as it is, of course).
So as other people on here have I think already mentioned, it's perhaps more a case of just looking at things differently rather than doing anything drastically different.