Are ALL goths depressed?

[Necrodancer Ghost]

I gotta say... I'm liking this Zahmen guy more and more with every post.

 

[Xahmen]

Me too.  

[PetreyDish]

Zahmen heart  

[Dark_Midnight_Flames]

No and I have always wondered why people get them confused. I think people think that goths are depressed because of the color black. People tend to associate black with despair, depression, or sorrow. It's a bad habit of associating colors with certain feelings.  

[Xahmen]

Dark_Midnight_Flames

No and I have always wondered why people get them confused. I think people think that goths are depressed because of the color black. People tend to associate black with despair, depression, or sorrow. It's a bad habit of associating colors with certain feelings.

Yeah, it has nothing to do with legitimate visual stimulus and the reaction our brain has to them or anything, it's clearly just a bad habit.
You sound like you're depressed, is it because you're goth?  

[MortSanglant]

Well, s**t. I should be depressed for being a funeral director and wearing black all the time too.

Or wait, is it because I deal with death all the time?

I can't decide!

Can someone help me understand why I'm depressed?!?!?!  

[BlueMoon_Vampire]

No i think that goth are not depressed at least not all of them. In your mind is were you are depressed not by what you are.  

[MusoManiac]

That would be emo, love.  

[Forever_the_child]

rofl  

[Foxglow]

I am a depressive person. By that I mean I have depressive episodes every 6 months or so. When I'm not in one of those, I'm very happy though.

And my choice of clothes/music wasn't influenced by my depression.  

[Dagon000]

no  

[Henneth Annun]

Dagon000

no

...and case closed!

There, now that we've settled it, this thread can fade into happy obscurity.  

[CREATUUURE FEATUUURE]

Oh, this thread is so silly! Well, it wouldn't surprise me if all or most goths have or had went through regular periods of sadness, frustration, or anxiety, but "depressed" is a medical term which I don't believe defines the gothic subculture. Of course, an interest in the spooky is required, but as far as I know that doesn't spring from any kind of depression. cool

I also have a tendency to be annoyingly cheerful. heart