I.... what?

This is just outdated info right. Basically everyone I know my age has suicidal thoughts regularly enough for there to ba a normal amount.

there's no normal amount =/= the normal amount is zero
- What_ever_!

And that's the difference between minor depressive disorder and major depressive disorder. Thank you for attending Depression 101.
- Lol I thought I was over my depression...but I guess I've been depressed my whole adult life.
  
  That's just the sane amount of depression
  
  I am sorry for being the bearer of sad news. Suicidal thoughts are the most easily recognizable of the symptoms. And even if they are less persistent between major depressive episodes, a lot of us are still stuck with depression in one form or another for the rest of our lives.
  
  You can "get over" depression? Please tell me how. I can't find a single prescription pill nor therapist that helps, so I just vape live resin and shove Kratom powder down my throat to get through the day.
- I guess that explains why I’ve never had any suicidal thoughts despite some severe depressive episodes !
  I did wish I never had to be born in such a cruel world, but I don’t think that qualifies. I still wanted to be alive, but in an alternate dimension where people care about one another.
  
  I think I experienced similar feelings which usually appear when I was comparatively "better" than during the times that counted as major depressive episodes, according to the professionals I dealt with.
  But honestly the way our psyche deals with depression is highly individual and good, responsible therapists/psychiatrists/neurologists/... consider a variety of symptoms before making a final diagnosis. With the exception of a high risk of suicide which will immediately place the sufferer in the "major depressive disorder" category, because of the immediate danger to their lives.
  What I want to say: Probably only an expert will be able to tell you exactly what kind of depression you have/had. And I cannot claim to be one. I am simply someone who suffers from it too and I read up about it.

Is it not normal to think about what I would do if I was diagnosed with rapidly-developing irreversible dementia, or if there was some horrifyingly painful apocalypse approaching, or if literally everyone I care about in the world all died and I was left all alone?

Just answered this question during a checkup a few weeks ago and kind of chuckled while saying no. This didn't seem to raise any flags so it must be a common reaction.
- I had a similar response when I was asked last year during a checkup "how's your mental health".
  My response was just to laugh for a bit and then to say "fine".
- Yeah, but were you chuckling while deep throating a pistol?

!me_irl@lemmy.world

Since my mom died, my thoughts are 5% sex, 5% video games and 90% about slitting my wrists because I don't have a gun or pills.
- Aw man :c