Posted by JahL on August 24, 2006, at 14:47:39
In reply to Is Depression a choice?, posted by rjlockhart on August 21, 2006, at 19:37:17
> ...but i have noticed sometimes the problem is motivation.
Yes, RJ, but amotivation is itself a symptom of depression. So perhaps when it appears someone isn't 'doing enough' to battle this crippling condition, they're really just at the mercy of their anergia.
> What do you think?I think no-one in their right mind, so to speak, would *choose* to forego pleasure in return for the mental *pain* that is depression.
Except for maybe those wacky EMO kids :-)
I guess sometimes one can over-analyse the situation and lose sight of what it is you must do to break free from the shackles of depression.
Take care,
J.
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