I recently read an article about "Depressive Realism"- a theory that people suffering from depression may actually have a more realistic view than non depressed persons. However, non depressed people tend to have rose colored lens's which produces more positive thoughts and better immune system and health. Those with depression have negative thoughts that also perpetuates the cycle of depression.
Most intriguing to me is the fact that depressed people are more accurate in estimating things they can not control which makes them less inclined to take risks and invest time, but also lowers their expectations and eliminating many disappointments. (like a protective measure)
I sure would like to not suffer depression, but I also think how annoying I must have been to depressed people when I attempted to show them examples of good outcomes and encourage them in ways that they may have known better than I.
Before depression, I had what were actually some trauma situations that I attributed my own bad decisions to, making it harder to let go of. The alternative would have been to see just how many dangerous people there are in the world-which is how I see it now. My views are now likely more accurate than before and that is kind of scary.
There are many articles on this topic that have been written over decades of time, including some studies. I just wonder if others have given this topic much thought and what your thoughts are.
Most intriguing to me is the fact that depressed people are more accurate in estimating things they can not control which makes them less inclined to take risks and invest time, but also lowers their expectations and eliminating many disappointments. (like a protective measure)
I sure would like to not suffer depression, but I also think how annoying I must have been to depressed people when I attempted to show them examples of good outcomes and encourage them in ways that they may have known better than I.
Before depression, I had what were actually some trauma situations that I attributed my own bad decisions to, making it harder to let go of. The alternative would have been to see just how many dangerous people there are in the world-which is how I see it now. My views are now likely more accurate than before and that is kind of scary.
There are many articles on this topic that have been written over decades of time, including some studies. I just wonder if others have given this topic much thought and what your thoughts are.