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I can tell you that "Just cheer up" is almost universally looked at as the most unhelpful depression cure ever. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling someone who just had their legs amputated to "just walk it off.
I can tell you that "Just cheer up" is almost universally looked at as the most unhelpful depression cure ever. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling someone who just had their legs amputated to "just walk it off.
Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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- Jenny Lawson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jenny Lawson: documented birth year 1973; activity date not established. Wikidata Q6532530, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6532530 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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