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Sometimes people are reluctant to disclose the reason for their depression because it is embarrassing or sensitive, they find it painful, they believe they must soldier on and ignore them, or they have difficulty putting their complex internal struggles into words.
But depression is nature’s way of telling you that you’ve got complex social problems that the mind is intent on solving. Therapies should try to encourage depressive rumination rather than try to stop it, and they should focus on trying to help people solve the problems that trigger their bouts of depression.
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A lot of times people can't describe what is happening to themselves and have very little insight into their problems. That's how I was when I started having serious difficulties around 14. And I would ruminate like crazy.
I disagree that rumination is productive for people that are having trouble functioning. Sure it may be good for some analytical people (ie Scientists) that use it for problem solving but for others it is counterproductive. I have a B.S. Engineering and ruminating never helped me one bit in college or at work. (I've been on SSDI two separate times for a total of 13 years. And I'm finished with my life as far as I'm concerned.)
There is a serious biochemical component for some depressed people and for others more of a psychological component (abused during childhood, neglect, etc.). Another problem is getting depressed about being depressed. Double whammy. (That's when suicidal rumination starts creeping in.)
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as i understand, by reading all those evolution things. any single of our symptom- it can be depression or hypomania or anxiety or less sleep requirement, it is extremely useful. if one has only anxiety, he can cope with it and will work hard so he will not face anxiety due to stress. and hypomania makes me really productive.
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It varies from person to person. I met a bipolar guy who owned a multi-million dollar company and he said he loved when he was manic because he would get a lot done. I don't get manic but have agitation depression (mixed mania, racing thoughts) and all that's ever done for me is completely drain me, make me dysfuncional and burn my rubber getting no place fast. (Multiple hospitalizations, over 50 useless and horrible meds in 27 yrs, full trial of ECT. Kaput. The end.)