> clinically depressed people often build an elaborate, self-consistent understanding that, yes, they and their future are completely fucked Which reinforces t

> clinically depressed people often build an elaborate, self-consistent understanding that, yes, they and their future are completely fucked Which reinforces the apathy and anhedonia, which (assuming you're aware of them) just feed back into the mental model. Obvious vicious circle is obvious, but still vicious.