Mildly Depressed People More Perceptive Than Others

Science Daily ^ | November 21, 2005

[billorites]

[RadioAstronomer]

ping.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[lawgirl]

This makes total and complete sense to me (as I have suffered debilitating depression in the past.) People that are happy are so into their own lives they are not paying attention to others. People that are depressed are searching for someone to care and are constantly reading others to see if that person cares about them.

[lawgirl]

This makes total and complete sense to me (as I have suffered debilitating depression in the past.) People that are happy are so into their own lives they are not paying attention to others. People that are depressed are searching for someone to care and are constantly reading others to see if that person cares about them.

[Aracelis]

We would know, eh...sweetie? :)

[chasio649]

agree 100%

[YummiBox]

or is it that being more perceptive leads to mild depression?

[wideawake]

People that are happy are so into their own lives they are not paying attention to others.

There's a stupid and inappropriate generalization.

[George Smiley]

Did you just say something?

[brownsfan]

"Surprisingly, people with mild depression are actually more tuned into the feelings of others than those who aren’t depressed"

Duh! Surpising to who? If you're happy all the time, you don't really have a need to be introspective and try to figure out what's wrong.

If my car runs properly, I don't pay much attention to it, other than maintenance. If it makes a noise, I pay closer attention in order to try and figure out what's wrong.

Where can I sign up to do some kind of stupid, obvious study?

[NativeNewYorker]

I always thought the connection between depression and extra sensitivity to others' moods was an established fact.

[thoughtomator]

It also works the other way around... people who are sensitive to others' feelings see a world full of cold, self-interested people who feign otherwise.

[Lazamataz]

Surprisingly, people with mild depression are actually more tuned into the feelings of others than those who aren’t depressed, a team of Queen’s psychologists has discovered.

I just found out why I can tune into some of you girls.

Cuz I'm bummed out.

[HEY4QDEMS]

who cares

[Hardastarboard]

Reminds me of PJ O'Rourke's comment about how marijuana is such a bad drug, because it makes you very sensitive, and he can't think of anything worse to be in the modern world than a sensitive person.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Gee, and we thought you were trying to swap recipes.

[theFIRMbss]

[Lazamataz]

Recipes for heartbreak, baby. :o)

[najida]

Makes sense :)