Can positive thinking cure anxiety and depression?

Will thinking positively increase serotonin?

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If only it were that easy for those of us with real depression. I'd love to just sunshine and roses the darkness away. But it doesn't work like that

deathfairy ·

i was just going to say something similar. @PrivateHell

Science78 · 36-40, M

@PrivateHell Then take an antidepressant or get therapy.

PrivateHell · M

@Science78 and you assume I don't because...?

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Science78 · 36-40, M

@PrivateHell you sound like your still depressed.

PrivateHell · M

@Science78 really? Is this your professional opinion? Sorry, but diagnosing online with someone you don't interact with is as worthless as trying to "fix" a depressed person, or telling them to cheer up.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@PrivateHell It's not that simple, but the principles are actually that same. We now know the brain's chemistry has a lot to do with depression, and that's where meds can help when administered correctly. But "thinking positive" encompasses a shift in one's worldview, and new and broader perspective on life's events and new insights gained through self examination.

Depression is one of the most terrifying places to inhabit I know of, but it doesn't have to be as bad as it is for a lot of people.