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You can split definitions of depression in a number of ways, but one that's been around for a long time is exogenous (external causes) and endogenous (internal
by frereubu 5y ago
You can split definitions of depression in a number of ways, but one that's been around for a long time is exogenous (external causes) and endogenous (internal causes). The idea that symptoms are only due to life situations is simplistic and wrong.
This feels a bit like the straw man arguments about economics only treating people as rational actors, whereas economists have been aware of the issues with that for decades.
- gatestone 5y agoThe conflict between the external world and your inner self (psychology, neurology,nurture) is a situational problem, not so much medical. You don’t have to seek blame, not from outside or inside in your self. But you can look for a solution in changing either or both.
- gatestone 5y agoYou may be an exceptional character: very dumb or smart; maybe too sensitive of too unemphatic; on some strange neurodiversity spectrum; maybe you was raised by a bit too personal parents; maybe you adopted radical or odd ideologies etc., ad infinitum Or you may live in an exceptional external situation. It can be good (you are a rock star) or bad (many). Either way, either case or a bad mix of internal and external may wear you out in the long run, and you stop functioning, you burn out, you become depressed.