By: Lisa
I wish I’d commented when I first read this a few days ago, but tonight read the article Head Case in the Mar 1 New Yorker, which presents this view as well as several others that seriously question...
View ArticleBy: Phil Donnelly
I loved this article. Of course it makes sense that there must be useful sides to depression, but I’ve not seen it articulated so well, previously. Thank-you. Maybe further reflections in hte future, I...
View ArticleBy: Phil Donnelly
I’m not a post-graduate scientist and feel a little out of my depth here. However, my reflection is that perhaps depression allows a state of mind not usually accessible to that person. That may have...
View ArticleBy: Phil Donnelly
Maury also picked up this point. Depression is NOT synonymous with sadness, melancholy, grief or pessimism. It is a clinical condition, characterised in my personal and professional experience, by...
View ArticleBy: Marc
Life is depressing when you think about it. We come from nothing & we return to nothing. A big cosmic joke. [ha ha] I have been in a chronic depression for 4 years now [in my late 40s; 1st episode...
View ArticleBy: Angela
All I can say is that in my periods of depression….I felt I was in hell. Hard to explain to anyone who doesn’t suffer from it. I can’t see how it can have any use whatsoever in the evolutionary process.
View ArticleBy: L Withrow
It interests me that no one in this article is mentioning Martin Seligman who has done significant research in rumination for over 4 decades.
View ArticleBy: Scott
“But my hunch is that depression simply doesn’t have a strong enough effect on evolutionary fitness to be selected against”\Let’s say it did. I dont follow the process. Will there be a team meeting and...
View ArticleBy: Drifter
first blog ever 4 me…been depressed since i can remember..looking for some kind of outlet..tried meds, therapy..i am a stay @ home dad and my wife works mad hours…cannot seem to ever shake/get past my...
View ArticleBy: SonDawn
As a sufferer of depression I’ve learnt that accepting and living with it is both the best and the worst thing I’ve ever done. I did this in order to understand where it was coming from – which is a...
View ArticleBy: Francoise McCuen
How I got to feel well almost everyday. Depression had seeped into my brain, my joyful days, my peaceful nights, my love life, my family life, my friendships, the weather, my house, my garden. It was...
View ArticleBy: Ken
I have been going to therapy for 15 years without any prolonged feelings of contentment or progress in my life. Today I was looking at different websites about suicide,wondering if I was really “that...
View ArticleBy: David Wayne McCannon
You can recover from Depression as I did. See my story at http://athensmentalhealth.org/blog/?p=287Dave
View ArticleBy: Kay
I’m not sure about the evolutionary roots of depression myself- my training is in psychology, but I haven’t delved into the evolutionary stuff. However, the idea of depression having an adaptive...
View ArticleBy: Mel
This was a very interesting article, but it’s hard for me to look at this subject objectively. I’m 61 and (fortunately) survived a very serious suicide attempt at age 27 that could/should have killed...
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