From: Gerhard Kessell-Haak (gerhard_kessell-haak@mail.tait.co.nz)
Date: Sun Oct 11 1998 - 18:10:20 MDT
> > Who says clinical depression is bad, anyway? Negative thinking is
inherently
>> more powerful than positive thinking, despite the silly fad in
>> willpower-worship. The response sets of unhappiness evolved to
handle tougher
>> problems; the analytic abilities that deal with failure are considerably
more
>> powerful than the skill-formation abilities evoked by success.
Whatever price
>> chronic depression exacts, it's more than worth it.
> > I speak from experience, of course.
>
>Speaking from experience I can say that the exact opposite is
true;
>depression leads to nothing, while happiness and success go hand
in
>hand. I guess we humans are a very divers species...
Personally, I tend to agree with both of you. Clinical depression can be a
debilitating mental disorder, sapping one's mental strength, actively
preventing you from achieving your goals. Simple depression, on the
other hand, can be used in a positive sense to kick-start one's life into
another, more rewarding, direction.
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