Re:Depressed People See the World More Realistically (2017)
by SuoDuanDao on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:52AM
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I'm reminded of the 'ultimate perspective vortex' from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a terrifying execution device that showed people exactly how significant they were in the grande scheme of things for an instant. Sounds a bit similar to what you're describing.
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Re:Depressed People See the World More Realistically (2017)
by 52-6F-62 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:27AM
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That’s exactly it and I imagine a big piece of what actually makes a depressed person more tuned to reality. I’m not sure which is the cause exactly, but I could imagine a person depressed spending more time ruminating about their place and deferring to the external for answers versus trusting one’s own feelings or perspectives by default.