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Oh what a vicious cycle this is. As someone battling with depression, I tend to take on a lot of side projects and extra work in order to keep my mind busy and
by navs 10y ago
Oh what a vicious cycle this is. As someone battling with depression, I tend to take on a lot of side projects and extra work in order to keep my mind busy and avoid those thoughts.
Then I get stressed because I have so much to do.
- posterboy 10y agothat sounds like manic-depression or similarly, but more modern, a bipolar disorder. IANA Doctor, just sympathetic.
- marcosdumay 10y ago> avoid those thoughts Avoiding anything is always the worst option. Get some professional help on how to deal with the thoughts.
- dbg31415 10y agoI'm almost certain he meant stave off the depression rather than "avoid" like you are reading it. Staying busy, staying in a routine, can help keep people from getting down. Telling people to "get help" is really frustrating since the help seldom helps. It's just a blow-off conversation-ender. Don't assume they aren't getting help, don't assume that someone suffering an episode can't fix it on their own given time.
- marcosdumay 10y agoPoint taken (and upvoted). I may have come to a completely wrong conclusion from reading that comment.
- WillEngler 10y agoThis was one of the main takeaways from a delightful interview about depression with Peter Sagal (https://www.apmpodcasts.org/thwod/2016/12/peter-sagal-opens-up/ https://www.apmpodcasts.org/thwod/2016/12/peter-sagal-opens-...) "Avoiders" who push themselves into social situations and work they care about will fare better than ruminators.