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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
I think self sabotage and fear of success and happiness are real phenomenons. I don't see how they relate to real depression and anxiety. In my experience they come from low self worth. When in a depression I may have those types of symptoms but they come from being in the depression not from my attitude toward life and success.
As TJ said because I have lived with depression my whole life I have had to accept limitations and not shoot for the moon. That is reality not self sabotage. I don't give the study much credence. Of course changing your attitude about many things can help you in general but in my experience will not cure my depression. Depression is a very organic physical thing for me and happy positive thoughts do not put a dent in it.
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Yeah, you've quite a point there, positive thoughts don't really do any "damage" to depression, it's a phenomenon that is quite a lot stronger than that, and smarter, it's very cunning. The reason I like this article is because it motivates me still to do something constructive. I've given up on happiness long ago, but I do like the feeling of satisfaction that comes from doing something/completing a task. That is a sliver of what happiness might feel like, and if I can get that it's better than nothing.