[morbidhawk]

I've heard about this correlation before as well. When I went through CBT therapy I saw how logic could be used to re-frame issues to not assume the worst in a situation, i.e.: my boss doesn't hate me, he very well could be having a bad day today. However, I think CBT lacks the negative visualization aspect of Stoicism where you think pessimistically about the future in order to be prepared for the worst. This is definitely useful for someone strong enough to handle that and not get depressed, but to the average person with depression it probably won't help much if they aren't ready for it. I personally feel like the Stoics were on to something that is more helpful as a long-term solution rather than just getting by battling the current day's depression.