Aspects of Depression
Feb. 27th, 2010 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmith"Depression's Upside" looks at some of the reasons for depression and how it can produce some benefits.
I think a key distinction in depression is whether it has a proximate cause (such as a bad relationship) or exists in the absence of negative influences. Depression is a natural response to wretched conditions and can spur people to make necessary changes. Other times, however, it happens for no discernible reason and cannot be resolved by addressing a problem. Treating those two types in the same manner is liable to cause problems for somebody.
I think a key distinction in depression is whether it has a proximate cause (such as a bad relationship) or exists in the absence of negative influences. Depression is a natural response to wretched conditions and can spur people to make necessary changes. Other times, however, it happens for no discernible reason and cannot be resolved by addressing a problem. Treating those two types in the same manner is liable to cause problems for somebody.
