Why Depressives Respond to Pain Not Pleasure
April 6, 2006
Category: Depression & Mood, Emotions & Inner Life
Depression is not a benign mood but an active, brain-damaging condition, and cheering someone up is the wrong approach. Armand DiMele explains why depressed people respond to pain and negativity rather than pleasure, and how validating rather than contradicting a depressed person can open a way through.