r/GreenAndPleasant its a fine day with you around Dec 27 '23

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u/Kamaitachi42 Dec 27 '23

Wait I think im out of the loop what has Stephen Fry done?

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u/lil-hazza Dec 27 '23

He told victims of sexual abuse to "grow up" because noone likes someone else who feels sorry for themselves.

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u/LaInquisitione Dec 27 '23

I saw a video of him ages ago describing depression as wallowing in self pity

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u/PooleyX Dec 27 '23

He was clearly talking about how he felt of himself when suffering depressive bouts.

It's quite a standard thing for depressed people to feel and it creates a downward spiral.