I mentioned that depression is possibly an evolved mechanism. The mechanism is: depression makes you ruminate which leads to insights. Meanwhile, you feel bad s

I mentioned that depression is possibly an evolved mechanism. The mechanism is: depression makes you ruminate which leads to insights. Meanwhile, you feel bad so you have an incentive to make a positive change in your life as a result of these insights. Here is a NYT article about this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28depression-t.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28depression-t.ht... This really changed the way I think about depression. I now think about depression as a signal to ruminate, have insights, and make change. However, don't try this at home, kids. I mean, it makes a lot of sense to work with a therapist/doctor, if you can find an effective one.