Can Depression be Good

People always talk about depression being a bad thing but can it actually be good If you re one of the 264 million people worldwide who live with some form of depression then you know what it feels like to have the disease always hang over your head like a rain cloud Someone who has never lived with depression has never had to think too deeply about things like reaching out for support how they talk to themselves or not letting their emotions build until they explode However for someone suffering from depression not thinking about these things can mean the difference between taming the disease or continuing to live under the weight of their depression Despite all that can depression in some way be seen in a positive light Can depression help us think feel and see life more deeply They do in fact say that sometimes the more intelligent a person is the more likely they are to be depressed Could there be a link between intelligence and depression Share your thoughts and experiences below depression life Credits Writer Spicevicious Script Editor Kelly Soong VO Amanda Silvera Animator Winshard Talented animator a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fuser 2FNathanShawnRockheart 2Fvideos 29 a YouTube Manager Cindy Cheong Here are some things not to say to someone with depression a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2FihabkxaGqFs a Stay in touch with us here a http 3A 2F 2Feepurl com 2Fg6bYTH a References Alkire J 2020 15 Things You Learn from Depression and Anxiety ThoughtCatalog com Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fthoughtcatalog com 2Fjessie-alkire 2F2014 2F05 2F15-things-you-learn-from-depression-anxiety 2F a Cousins L E 2020 Are There Downsides to Always Trying to Be Positive HCF Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww hcf com au 2Fhealth-agenda 2Fbody-mind 2Fmental-health 2Fdownsides-to-always-being-positive a Healthline 2020 Depression Facts Statistics and You Healthline Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww healthline com 2Fhealth 2Fdepression 2Ffacts-statistics-infographic 231 a Kremnev A 2020 Learning to See My Depression and Anxiety as a Gift National Alliance on Mental Illness Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww nami org 2FBlogs 2FNAMI-Blog 2FFebruary-2020 2FLearning-to-See-My-Depression-and-Anxiety-as-a-Gif a Martin B 2020 Challenging Negative Self-Talk Psych Central Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fpsychcentral com 2Flib 2Fchallenging-negative-self-talk 2F a Ravenscraft E 2020 Five Lessons I Learned From Dealing With Depression Life Hacker Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Flifehacker com 2Ffive-lessons-i-learned-from-dealing-with-depression-1595249546 a Rinkel J 2020 Five Ways to Stay Productive During Depression National Alliance on Mental Illness Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww nami org 2FBlogs 2FNAMI-Blog 2FApril-2016 2FFive-Ways-to-Stay-Productive-During-Depression a Seltzer L F 2020 Self-Absorption The Root of All Psychological Evil Psychology Today Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww psychologytoday com 2Fus 2Fblog 2Fevolution-the-self 2F201608 2Fself-absorption-the-root-all-psychological-evil a Serani D 2020 Why Self-Care is Hard for Depressed Individuals Psychology Today Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww psychologytoday com 2Fus 2Fblog 2Ftwo-takes-depression 2F201702 2Fwhy-self-care-is-hard-depressed-individuals a World Health Organization 2020 Depression World Health Organization Retrieved from a https 3A 2F 2Fwww who int 2Fnews-room 2Ffact-sheets 2Fdetail 2Fdepression a Have a story to share or a place you want to tell something to Email us at editorial psych2go net

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