Depression is the inability to construct a future
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Depression reflects a failure to imagine or build a future.
- In plain terms
- Depression is the inability to see a future.
- What can you take from it?
- Recover by building small steps toward a future.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you picture your life a year from now?
- What stops you from imagining a future?
Another view
Depression often involves complex biological factors beyond just future outlook.
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