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"One is free from depression when they derive their self worth from the truth of their own feelings, and not from the posession of certain things or qualities." - Alice Miller, The Drama of The Gifted Child
I truly feel depressed because of my lack of things. Specifically money. Money is the things.
Sounds nice, doesn't work.
It's tough to do this when others derive our self worth from possessions.
Unfortunately, a lot of self-sufficiency quotes fall short when you want other people in your life. Sometimes it just doesn't work out that way.