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I understand Clinical Depression is more than just feeling down, “depressed”, or demotivated - it’s an actual depression in brain activity (which tends to manif
by DaiPlusPlus 7y ago
I understand Clinical Depression is more than just feeling down, “depressed”, or demotivated - it’s an actual depression in brain activity (which tends to manifest itself as feelings of sadness, but not necessarily - and people with CD can still laugh, smile, and have a good time... at times).
(I wish they’d change the name of CD to something that avoids the layperson’s concept of “depression” - that alone would help the well-meaning but ignorant people who think it’s just a matter of finding a way to cheer oneself up and certainly nothing to do with serotonin...).
- esotericn 7y agoDepression is not sadness, it is emptiness.
- Ensorceled 7y agoClinical depression is often associated the ADHD exactly as the parent said, so please leave off with the “well actually” explanation. https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/depression-adhd-link https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/depression-adhd-link
- jdudhebee 7y agoIt seems like you're the one who should be laying off the "well actually" explanations. The example they were responding to, as it was laid out, is not an example of clinical depression. Just because a person in with adhd is depressed due to factors catalyzed by their adhd does not mean they have clinical depression.
- username90 7y ago> The example they were responding to, as it was laid out, is not an example of clinical depression. There is nothing in the original post that was wrong about clinical depression.
- Ensorceled 7y agoDid you even read the link I posted? ADHD and Clinical Depression are sometimes co-morbid for exactly the reason you just strongly asserted they are not.
- DaiPlusPlus 7y agoI prefaced my answer with “I understand that...” because I’m aware I might be wrong. I wasn’t being assertive or authoritative. I welcome the feedback and corrections posted in the replies to my comment.
- mnm1 7y agoProbably because it has nothing to do with serotonin as far as science has been able to show. If I'm wrong, please provide a link because I've been looking for that link now for well over a decade.