Depressive Decision-Making

Why depressed people get stuck in harmful situations.

For many years, I have been interested in how depressed people make decisions that keep them stuck in bad situations, isolated and passive, while perpetuating their own misery. I reject the idea that depression is masochism—that depressed people want to punish themselves. Instead, I argue that depression is an evolved strategy to avoid further loss.

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/anxiety-files/202506/depressive-decision-making?fbclid=IwY2xjawKsqVRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHk8XMBSmpUGwxRyGcinsq3FuJ5zAffBOqCDMl_EAt1YyzpSZ9T5x6AZTQIGe_aem_2OE2y-07EZa_q1Ox9nGJNQ