grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoDo exercise, nature and socializing make people happier? Research suggests we don't really knowwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down14
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkDo exercise, nature and socializing make people happier? Research suggests we don't really knowwww.cbc.cagrte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarejerkface@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year 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-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year 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.