Haimiya-senpai wa Kowakute Kawaii - Ch. 45
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Yeah: Depression.
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Thank you for translating
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I posted something similar in the other comment section, but I know there's not a lot of overlap, so I'll post it here too.
Yes, that "Battery Recharge" condition is real. It's clinical depression.
Clinical depression happens when a person's brain doesn't produce enough dopamine and serotonin, which are the primary pleasure and reward hormones. This means that everything feels less pleasurable and rewarding than they're supposed to. Which leads to a severe lack of motivation for just about everything.
For people with clinical depression, feelings of joy and contentment are somewhat muted. You go through life with everything feeling a bit gray and dull. The severity of this feeling can fluctuate over time, and at its worst, it can even fill you with overwhelming feelings of despair and hopelessness.
To put it simply: Not only does it take more time to "recharge" your "batteries," but it also takes a lot more effort to do pretty much anything. In severe cases, even just taking showers or brushing your teeth can take too much effort.
The worst part is, when you're in one of those severe episodes, all you want is to be left alone. But isolating will only make things worse.
So what Mio really needs right now is for her friends to reach out to her and offer support. They definitely shouldn't bust the door down and try forcing her to socialize, but just being there for her will help a lot.
Also, medication can't cure depression, but it sure as hell can help, if used properly.
Source: It's me. ihavecripplingdepression.gif
Yes, that "Battery Recharge" condition is real. It's clinical depression.
Clinical depression happens when a person's brain doesn't produce enough dopamine and serotonin, which are the primary pleasure and reward hormones. This means that everything feels less pleasurable and rewarding than they're supposed to. Which leads to a severe lack of motivation for just about everything.
For people with clinical depression, feelings of joy and contentment are somewhat muted. You go through life with everything feeling a bit gray and dull. The severity of this feeling can fluctuate over time, and at its worst, it can even fill you with overwhelming feelings of despair and hopelessness.
To put it simply: Not only does it take more time to "recharge" your "batteries," but it also takes a lot more effort to do pretty much anything. In severe cases, even just taking showers or brushing your teeth can take too much effort.
The worst part is, when you're in one of those severe episodes, all you want is to be left alone. But isolating will only make things worse.
So what Mio really needs right now is for her friends to reach out to her and offer support. They definitely shouldn't bust the door down and try forcing her to socialize, but just being there for her will help a lot.
Also, medication can't cure depression, but it sure as hell can help, if used properly.
Source: It's me. ihavecripplingdepression.gif
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Damn. Depression is a son of a b°°°° of a condition. Soon as nurse lady described it, it fits her. Damn. Didn't expect my wholesome manga to stray into this and hit this close to home
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It's depression or some other sort of similar mental disorder. Japan... let's just say "isn't great" at addressing or dealing with mental health issues, so it's not surprising that they would dance around actually naming or discussing it because it can still be seen as shameful or taboo to talk about.
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Gotta say, while I respect the way they're handling this at the moment, I'm not a fan of a sudden drama bomb being dropped in the middle of an otherwise pretty fluffy manga.
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I still don't quite get why Haimiya-senpai ended up suffering from depression here. My guess is it's definitely family issues. Now it's time for Touya-kun to step up and help MC like a true bro
thank you for translation
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I still don't quite get why Haimiya-senpai ended up suffering from depression here. My guess is it's definitely family issues. Now it's time for Touya-kun to step up and help MC like a true bro
thank you for translation
She likely has clinical depression. So it's not incited by some specific thing that makes her depressed. It's just that sometimes, possibly out of absolutely nowhere, her brain just goes "nope. You're gonna feel like crap now. Have fun!"
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Wouldn't it be Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
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Well at least shes not getting your lie in april'd. However i find the story has become... A Bit convoluted lately? Maybe its just me. It feels like Things are rushed. I for one Still want to see kurose man Put a yellow scarf around His head and plunge the school into Chaos with an insane guitar solo.
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ngl managaka-sensei is doing everything they can do delay the confession arc. dont get me wrong mental health is very very important and ive suffered from depression at times myself but at this point theyre really dragging this like a true romance manga
I dont like this mental health representation. The way the nurse, who should be the storys authority on the subject, described her condition made it seem like she just needs to avoided and allowed to isolate herself when she's at a low point when in reality thats the time she needs to know she has connection the most. Not to say he needs to force his way into her space if she doesnt want that right now, but the nurse's explanation seems to have him thinking he shouldn't reach out at all
