can Overthinking lead to depression ?

A lot of people say the reason I some times get depressed is becuase I think too much. If you think about problems and stuff then its very likely to you will become depressed.

evidence: my psychiatrist told me so...

overthinking makes you depresed... definatley. the more intelligent you are the more you are likely to get depressed and the harder it is to get out of it. an idiot could just be told that their was nothing wrong with them... whereas someone who htinks too much and can construct such a good argument in their head that life is shit, wont be able to shake it off. evidence: my psychiatrist told me so... and look at practically all the great 'minds' (particularly creative ones) and they were all screwed up.

couldnt you just use your knowledge to indulge yourself in a bit of alcohol and the other pleasures in life knowing that for at least a few seconds, u r on a high as a result of dopemine secretions which saturate the mind

In my experience psychiatrists' and psychologists' questions are far too transparent, it's easy to tell what the conclusions are that they'll draw for answers and it's easy to think up obstructive answers.

Of course, that doesn't actually help, but not everyone likes talking about it and it's a good way to demonstrate a point (and lose shrinks).

Alaric.

Depression usually starts off irrational thoughts, so when you start getting down you build a spiral of "truths" i.e. telling yourself you suck, then finding proof through self-fulfilling prophecy, then telling yourself that the world is full of things you can't do (because you suck), and then telling yourself that the future sucks, and then you get back to yourself (psychologist's know this as "Beck's cognitive triad".)

Replies mentioning alcohol and drugs were predictable as depression leads to alcoholism and drug abuse. Depression caused by “otherthinking” due to intelligence without direction aim or reason. The lack of reason the cause of depression. It’s surely not thinking you suck but it’s the fact that you don’t but many do and there is no apparent reason for why you don’t. Or is it that you do suck like everyone else. Your intelligence, which you thought, made you special actually caused depression and so you suck no less than everyone else. The solution get rat assed. Is this why depression alcoholism and suicide are common in doctors? Not because of stress but because they “overthink”

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