One of the worst things with depression is that might be in a negative spiral until a person becomes totally apathetic. Breaking that negative spiral and instea

One of the worst things with depression is that might be in a negative spiral until a person becomes totally apathetic. Breaking that negative spiral and instead putting a person in a positive spiral (going to the gym becomes more fun, socialising becomes more fun, removing the need for a big amount of willpower) is essential to living a fulfilled life. An empathic doctor will know when it is time to wean the person away from it. I've seen my brother waste his life completely, becoming a shut in, he has never hurt a fly but he has zero confidence and absolutely zero optimism even though he was in the top 2% in our version of SAT, which made him be able to pick any university he wanted, but having no optimism, he didn't go to school. He is nearly 50 now and the family (including me) has basically given up on him having a job or a girlfriend, or a bunch of friends for that matter (he is very kind but a pessimist, you are not going to hear him cracking a joke). For most people, they can't even phantom being able to get that high score and not choosing to study/work, because they haven't been apathetic. Medicine (subscribed by specialists) are the cheat code of life, done sparingly and well. Just look at the amount of people who changed their life with ADHD medication saying they couldn't even have energy for mowing the lawn before taking it. From what I've seen, I just can barely see anything riskier than a life of depression.