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How true is it that gothics are depressed or think about suicide?

I know I suffer from bouts of depression, but is it accurate to label the gothic stereotype in this way?

I don't think it's fair to correctly put that stereotype on 'goths,' seeing as everyone gets depressed, and a lot of people think about suicide... I put the word 'goths' in quotes, because it's a label that I don't like to use. I don't like labels at all.

Being depressed or suicidal... those are possibly the biggest innaccuracies about the goth stereotype, perhaps only topped by "goths worship satan". Everyone gets depressed at some point. Goths get no more or less depressed than "normal" people.

I think that is a common misconception that arises from the fact that goths tend to have a slightly more morbid sense of humor, and generally can deal with depression more effectively. Also because goth people don't generally open up to just anyone they are oftern mislabled as anti-social or depressed because they don't want to interact with their supposed peer group.

Everyone can become depressed, but I think too many people confuse angst with depression and mislable accordingly.

After all, someone who feels they aren't being accepted by their family for who they are might be a bit upset and angsty about the whole situation, but that doesn't automatically mean they are depressed, just a bit pissed off and annoyed really.

As for the suicide part... I think more goths might think about it not as a means of escape, but just sucide in general. Perhaps they had friends or loved ones who have commited sucided, or perhaps they find an aestetic beauty in the way that blood runs down the wrists of a person who has attempted to kill themselves in such a manner. I don't think goths are any more sucidal than any other social group, mearly that the macabre aspect of it might come to mind from time to time, and perhaps even spur on creative jucies that can be channeled into poetry or short stories.

Just my thoughts and opinions.

Wait, how can you be in a guild which is all about a label, if you don't beleive in labels?

^What she said 3nodding


I too share this wonderment

The "EMO" kids as they like to be called just piss me off, because I am personally deppressed and have had a shitty life, now no one listens to me because of this trend. I take life in stride and have been abused and beaten many times. I can't speak for all, but this is me.

there are times when i get upset for no reason...and there are times where i cry when I try to sleep...but everyone gets depressed, not just regularly goths but everyone!

I think Columbine was the reason for the stereo type...hmmm...Idk, because i do remember reading on a site that the school organizations started checking all kids that wore black with eyeliner or goths in general were usually had their rooms checked and their clothes and had them all go to councilers even if they weren't depressed.....i'm not sure if the columbine thing is off the topic but I believe that is how the stereotyping for goths was born...or not *shrugs*