[applekor]

I wholeheartedly agree with 1 and 2, but I'm less enthusiastic about 3 and 4. I can't imagine that you meant it this way, but it can sometimes come across as "you have no valid reason to feel sad," which then makes some people feel badly about feeling badly, and the loop closes in on itself. At least that's where I find myself in trouble sometimes...

[jokoon]

You're right, but I like to say that just to to make sure people with depression don't redirect their problems towards something else, like politics or people.

I used to blame many things for my problems, including me. I kept thinking about that "positive" mentality, for a long time. It can start to make sense at one point or another. If you're depressed, I think it's important to have a minimum of knowledge about questions on the meaning of life or something like that. If it can make you think in a healthy way and prevent people to turn into stupid things, I don't think it's really insignificant.

Good life philosophy can help you make better choices. I'm not talking about religion, I'm just talking in general, how do you look at the world.

I agree that philosophy won't really help, but it would be stupid to just not talk about it a little.