>Often it means quitting jobs, selling houses, getting divorce, abandoning friends, changing habits, changing patterns of thought, solving addictions, destroyin

>Often it means quitting jobs, selling houses, getting divorce, abandoning friends, changing habits, changing patterns of thought, solving addictions, destroying routines. Some of this sounds like mania to me. Perhaps unsurprisingly, since mania is seen (by Melanie Klein for example) as a defense mechanism against depression. edit: I understand your point, didn't mean to jump to conclusions.