Posted: Oct 19, 2016 1:30 pm
FFS 5th Ape, at least quote a little bit of what you're linking to.
The report confirms a lot of what I already know as a result of going through CBT and what my therapist talked about at the time, not to mention its also covered in fairly basic psychology stuff that been around for some time. Failure to reward or treat oneself can be damaging and it is important to celebrate life's achievements, even the trivial ones sometimes, as this can help stave off depression. Unfortunately there is something of a pscyhological dependency that develops in needing positive feedback from others and someone in the depths of depression, as I have been, can be skeptical or aversion to all forms of praise and utterly unable to recognise or celebrate their own successes. This drives you further down the spiral.
Still, its nice to see research to support this.
The study shows that depression affects the part of the brain which is implicated in non-reward - the lateral orbitofrontal cortex – so that sufferers of the disease feel a sense of loss and disappointment associated with not receiving rewards.
This area of the brain, which becomes active when rewards are not received, is also connected with the part of the brain which is involved in one’s sense of self, thus potentially leading to thoughts of personal loss and low self-esteem.
The report confirms a lot of what I already know as a result of going through CBT and what my therapist talked about at the time, not to mention its also covered in fairly basic psychology stuff that been around for some time. Failure to reward or treat oneself can be damaging and it is important to celebrate life's achievements, even the trivial ones sometimes, as this can help stave off depression. Unfortunately there is something of a pscyhological dependency that develops in needing positive feedback from others and someone in the depths of depression, as I have been, can be skeptical or aversion to all forms of praise and utterly unable to recognise or celebrate their own successes. This drives you further down the spiral.
Still, its nice to see research to support this.