[2OEH8eoCRo0]

> One of the difficult issues is that many depressed patients often don't want to hear any suggestions that depression might be due to anything other than external factors.

I knew someone like this. She'd get new therapists until one of them tells her what she wants to hear.

You're nailing it IMO. If you get to blame society, genetics, or external factors then you don't have to take responsibility. You get a pass. (people think)

[PuppyTailWags]

To counterpoint your anecdote: I know a girl who is fit, eats great, gets good sleep, regularly goes on long trips with friends, still clinically depressed and struggles to experience any sort of joy which is why she puts in so much effort into trying to improve her life. Still got depression, baybee.

[whstl]

Funny thing. I actually got depression/burnout when I was preparing to run a half-marathon (I do it yearly).

It pissed me to no end that the couple people who got to know about it basically told me to "just exercise more and do volunteer work and it will go away", even when I told them that it was caused by work-related stress.

[rconti]

Telling a depressed person to just start exercising, eating well, and sleeping sufficiently is really not significantly more helpful than telling them to just be happier.

[Dma54rhs]

Telling them they can fix their problems without doing any of those is not working either.

[curioussavage]

And who’s saying that. I think that’s a ridiculous assumption that goes along with anti med opinions