http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/08/30/depression-as-an-adaptation/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/08/30/depression-as-an-adaptation/comment-page-1/#comment-50925 Erika Price Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:41:25 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=8802#comment-50925 I've had a post on the backburner for quite a while about how mental pain can be as adaptive as physical pain. People who cannot feel physical pain don't survive very long, because they cannot adapt to unhealthy situations. Feelings of depression, loneliness or anger may also help us move on and adjust out of a bad situation, too. A content person is not a very productive or developing person. I’ve had a post on the backburner for quite a while about how mental pain can be as adaptive as physical pain. People who cannot feel physical pain don’t survive very long, because they cannot adapt to unhealthy situations. Feelings of depression, loneliness or anger may also help us move on and adjust out of a bad situation, too. A content person is not a very productive or developing person.

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