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Posted by floatingbridge on February 27, 2010, at 9:18:10
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28depression-t.html?pagewanted=1&em
Posted by Dinah on February 27, 2010, at 12:12:44
In reply to depresson's upside (NYT LINK), posted by floatingbridge on February 27, 2010, at 9:18:10
I like that article. I've come to similar conclusions about my own mental health issues, in that I think some of it is caused by more general cognitive traits that have good as well as bad aspects.
But I also like that they acknowledge that depression is not one illness with one cause or one solution. While this view may apply to some people, and the insights will be useful to some people, it might not fit others.
I don't understand the criticisms that this is romanticizing depression. It seems to be more value neutral than that. Acknowledging that depression (and one type of depression at that) has more than one aspect seems sensible to me, not romantic.
My main issue right now is more productivity than depression or anxiety. I definitely see how my ruminative tendencies help me a lot at work once I manage to direct my attention to it, but at other times it's a major stumbling block because my attention is directed to something other than work. More and more as I get older it seems like I can only be totally absorbed in something or not absorbed at all, with no in between.
Posted by Phillipa on February 27, 2010, at 13:34:17
In reply to Re: depresson's upside (NYT LINK), posted by Dinah on February 27, 2010, at 12:12:44
If you haven't read the old book Listening To Prozac by Kramer it sounds a lot like the book and how med evolved. I'm trying to muddle through it now. Phillipa
Posted by sigismund on February 27, 2010, at 23:37:37
In reply to Re: depresson's upside (NYT LINK) » Dinah, posted by Phillipa on February 27, 2010, at 13:34:17
That was full of gems.
Thanx for posting that.
Posted by ColoradoSnowflake on February 28, 2010, at 11:25:39
In reply to Re: depresson's upside (NYT LINK), posted by sigismund on February 27, 2010, at 23:37:37
Posted by floatingbridge on March 14, 2010, at 13:44:33
In reply to depresson's upside (NYT LINK), posted by floatingbridge on February 27, 2010, at 9:18:10
Hi, I guess I didn't check the notify box--I didn't know anyone had responded. Sorry!
Hmmm. I don't know. At times the article refers to the cognitive benefits of depressed affect--very different than depression.
And as for rumination, if their model (Andersen?) is correct, I have long forgot the original problem and am lost in a sea of scratch pad pages--a crazed scholar.
Certainly this rumination has bankrupted my health and life. To wake up and just live seems wonderful, impossible, and frankly, terrifying.
All that said, the new questions asked by these practitioners and researchers is refreshing. New questions, new answers? And the idea of what's working right...well, how wonderful is that?
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