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I typically have odd thoughts that are often wrong. But I really like quote from 'The Martian', "let's science the shit out of it". I don't know if it's possib
by icc97 9y ago
I typically have odd thoughts that are often wrong. But I really like quote from 'The Martian', "let's science the shit out of it".
I don't know if it's possible to science your way out of depression. If in some way the curiosity gives a small enough lift to keep you getting one foot in front of the other and learning about what's causing your depression.
It at least seems relatively risk free way of tackling depression. Learn about the beast and track what you do and what changes your mood.
But is this something you can tell people that are seriously depressed or is it just another useless bit of advice?
- defined 9y ago> But is this something you can tell people that are seriously depressed or is it just another useless bit of advice? From my point of view, it's not useful advice, partly because severe depression utterly saps the motivation to do virtually anything, and partly because depression is highly resistant to rationality. Mandatory references to "Hyperbole and a Half"[1][2]. [1]: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-... [2]: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-par...
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- icc97 9y agoYes, this wouldn't work for the most serious cases of depression. It might help for those who are at a stage where they're willing to try something.