If you (perceive to) lose control over one aspect of your life, it's normal to try to regain control over another aspect of your life. What he might call an aut

If you (perceive to) lose control over one aspect of your life, it's normal to try to regain control over another aspect of your life. What he might call an automatic depression would just as well be explained as the person struggling to overcome their internal guilt of not being able to clearly locate their life's contributions in an endeavor. Then it becomes difficult to know if you're just floating, or swimming against a current.