it might be. but you are absolutely, emphatically wrong. Depression in many ways is consistent with "sickness behaviour". It is often a signal to get away fro

it might be. but you are absolutely, emphatically wrong. Depression in many ways is consistent with "sickness behaviour". It is often a signal to get away from a stressor, just like sickness behaviour you have during flu is a signal that it's time to lay down and rest. P.S. inb4, yes, there are other kinds of depression, like endogenous depression and such that are different in that regard (and treated differently too). none of the exceptions invalidate the most common scenario.