Anecdotal: "(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research" My comment was "without referen

Anecdotal: "(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research" My comment was "without references...", ie. facts or research, it would make it anecdotal. As others commented, "lack of depressive symptoms" is very different from happiness. That's what "numbness" is.