# Does being injured usually make people depressed?

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**Created:** [May 29, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-injured-usually-make-people-depressed/984716 "2023-05-29T00:47:27Z")
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### Author: ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-injured-usually-make-people-depressed/984716/12 "2023-05-29T10:00:08Z")

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It doesn’t help that I’m diabetic and have some sad family history regarding foot injuries and diabetes. But there’s not much I can do about that (the concern, not diabetes. _THAT_ I can control). Yeah, if other people can deal with their much bigger crises and concerns, I can do this one.

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