> Productive depression is a dignified depression¸ where the person realizes that the object of the angst is a little elusive I think their theory is that this

> Productive depression is a dignified depression¸ where the person realizes that the object of the angst is a little elusive I think their theory is that this state (realizing what is the object and why it is elusive) is the healthy outcome of a depression, and it can either happen naturally or with the help of therapy. Using their metaphor, what you call "unproductive depression" is like a person hallucinating or dying with a 40º+ fever.