Posted by Dinah on March 17, 2004, at 9:47:06
In reply to Re: Depression as response to reality, posted by Tancred62 on March 17, 2004, at 8:31:41
Now, I don't think I went quite that far. :)
Perhaps a happy medium (forgive the phrase). I don't think it's healthy for someone to be seriously depressed and seriously pessimistic. The thoughts of seriously depressed people are even more distorted and inaccurate than those of happy people. I was talking about mildly depressed people. Mildly depressed people have a more accurate view of reality, according to the studies I read but cannot now find.
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