Depressed People are Sane Realists

Happiness requires denial

Carol Burt

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What if depression is normal and the rest is just a forced gaiety or a way of living in denial of our actual situation? Maybe depressives are the ones who see reality instead of the other way around.

When one is depressed, everything seems gray. There is no expectation of happiness, only a fixed belief that things will, as is most often…

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Carol Burt

Former print journalist, former mayor, retired law enforcement officer. Writing about politics and government along with random personal essays.