And by the same token, a lot of people confuse being down in the dumps over something and clinical depression.
They are not remotely similar.
Yes. I was not down in the dumps. I cringe when I hear someone say, “Oh, I was so depressed.”
If you are up and walking around, you are not “depressed.”
Curled up in a ball for days....that’s depressed.
What causes clinical depression? Many times there is a high level of selfishness involved. A victim mentality is based on selfishness. Refusing to take responsibility for one’s choices is selfishness.