@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 years agoDo exercise, nature and socializing make people happier? Research suggests we don't really knowwww.cbc.camessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down14
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minus-squareJerkface (any/all)linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years agoI really think that thinking about depression as a “mood” is a dead end avenue to begin with. It’s better to think of it as a physiological condition, like being hungry, tired or hypothermic. You can be happy AND depressed!
minus-square@Rodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•2 years agoI agree. But good luck explaining that to someone who has never had the wrong amounts of neurotransmitters in their brain.
I really think that thinking about depression as a “mood” is a dead end avenue to begin with. It’s better to think of it as a physiological condition, like being hungry, tired or hypothermic. You can be happy AND depressed!
I agree. But good luck explaining that to someone who has never had the wrong amounts of neurotransmitters in their brain.