Re: Depression changes reality?

Posted by tabitha on June 14, 2002, at 0:43:11

In reply to Depression changes reality?, posted by dave40252 on June 13, 2002, at 14:41:51

I think depression filters out the positive. Kind of the same as a negative filter, but I think of it more as subtracting out the good in everything. Your positive receptors just aren't working! That's my best argument for why "cheer up" is such bad advice, I think really depressed brains just can't feel cheerfulness (or optimism, or pleasure) no matter what.
I actually found it a bummer when first getting treatment, even though I felt way better, my whole worldview fell apart. Since my worldview had been formed through the depressed filter, it just wasn't valid for the non-depressed state. All that mental work I had done, eradicated by a little pill.

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Depression changes reality? dave40252 6/13/02
both are true. » dave40252 beardedlady 6/13/02
Re: Depression changes reality? Leighwit 6/13/02
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Re: Depression changes reality? bookgurl99 6/13/02
Re: Depression changes reality? tabitha 6/14/02
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