Episode #PLACEBO: Imagine Depression as a Person and Describe Them
The Hilarious World of Depression · American Public Media
August 28, 201713m 23s
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Show Notes
What if clinical depression was not just a thing in someone’s brain but an actual other person entirely? What would they look like? Act like? Who would they be? And how would you interact with such a person? It’s a mental exercise that many find helpful in isolating the disease from the self to better manage it. We asked our listeners to describe their depression. Most chose humans, one chose a very confused monster.