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Maybe, but lack of motivation unable to enjoy things you previously liked disinterest in the future constant low energy Are classic signs of clinical depre
by roywiggins 7y ago
Maybe, but
lack of motivation
unable to enjoy things you previously liked
disinterest in the future
constant low energy
Are classic signs of clinical depression. Nobody gets diagnosed with clinical depression based on brain chemistry, they get diagnosed on symptoms. And these symptoms are basically the same ones.
- dkersten 7y agoSounds like over stimulation too. If you’re constantly stimulated by high dopamine, low effort activities (eg social media) then your base level of dopamine is so high that mundane or high effort activities don’t provide enough dopamine to seem worthwhile to your body. Then motivation and concentration on these activities becomes very very hard.
- freehunter 7y agoThat would be a diagnostic failure. Treating someone with anti-depressants when they do not have clinical depression could ruin their life, even end their life (suicide is a side effect of many anti-depressant medications).
- roywiggins 7y agoDepression is diagnosed based on clinical symptoms, not brain chemistry. Read the list of symptoms from the DSM V and compare- "chronic ennui" as defined in the article would get you most of the way there. https://www.psycom.net/depression-definition-dsm-5-diagnostic-criteria/ https://www.psycom.net/depression-definition-dsm-5-diagnosti...