@Kristofferquincy 20 November 2021 edited

Depression- a compensation for routine change and excess of logic Being a control freak can be detrimental to your mental health; you'd have all events of the day basically planned out with a fixed time frame while sticking to this strictly without a change of plans and this goes on and on resulting in a cycle that cannot be altered. The detrimental part is in the case of an unplanned events or an emergency which requires change of plans and flexibility; it would become difficult to simply adapt to this change of routine thus resulting in an internal argument and indecision regarding whether to continue with this routine or digress a bit in a bid to deal with the emergency event; this can be very uncomfortable and often results in depression....... The depression is simply a result of a slight change in routine but this depression doesn't depend on whether this change was deliberate or not, it's simply the brain's defence mechanism and compensation for alteration of cycle....thus proving that a fixed routine for a very long time can be detrimental if not altered once in a while. **This may not be scientifically accurate but I write out of my personal experience and observation of my brain's reaction to certain events which takes place right before depression sets in.** According to ***webMD***; https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-to-know-about-how-to-deal-with-change&ved=2ahUKEwiMk6rtwab0AhXIgVwKHRH8DbcQFnoECAkQBQ&usg=AOvVaw1t4ozrpE_7HWueCPxP8bGR ***"When a major life change happens,*** ***your brain automatically*** ***sees it as negative.*** ***This can influence your*** ***decision-making process*** ***and increase feelings of*** ***anxiety and depression"*** This proves my point even further; I'm constantly trying to figure out the causes of my depression in a bid to suppress it in the best possible way as it cannot be cured, this suppression will go a long way in ensuring the quality of my life is improved while simultaneously constantly training myself to adapt to sudden changes and yada yada.. "***Change can sometimes occur*** ***when you least expect it,*** ***and may be out*** ***of your control.*** ***However, having the right*** ***mindset and being flexible*** ***are important parts of*** ***dealing*** ***with change******.***" https://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management The above quoted statement may be right to a certain degree but is easier said that done as you cannot simply wake up on a Tueaday and device you don't want to be depressed by virtue of the sudden development of a "**right mindset and flexibility**". They seem like words coming from a person that has never experienced depressed as it requires a depressed person to understand your depression, you can't understand depression by reason alone; it's simply paradoxical and unrealistic.

**Lead image** https://unsplash.com/photos/_I5DYcYuo6c Speaking of "right mindset and flexibility", it may be surprising but depressed people are the most right minded people you'd ever meet; they're mostly logical beings without a strand of belief in making decision out of emotions but in the relative term of "cause and effect". Below quoted is a comment on quota regarding whether depression causes people to become more logical; "***Logical thinking itself is*** ***like a straight line.*** ***There is little to no room*** ***for hope or elation.*** ***Yet there exists a loop hole*** ***that brings into consideration*** ***of 'what could go wrong*** ***or the 'downs'"*** **Quoted text** https://www.quora.com/Does-depression-cause-some-people-to-become-more-logical-not-necessarily-rational-especially-those-who-experience-loss-of-emotions In fact I could argue that depression is mostly caused by an excess of logic; having an extremely logical nature could be detrimental to ones mental health as the necessary emotional reaction to certain events may not exist- for instance jokes are meant to be laughed at but a logic extremist would simply try to make sense of the from a logical perspective to see if the word combinations are actually "joke' worthy. ***"Yes, psychologists call it*** ***‘outside the box'"*** **Quoted text** https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-too-much-logic-can-cause-depression?top_ans=30305940 I often ask myself "is crying necessary?" as it doesn't change nothing but **belabors** a past event which obviously cannot be changed; logic says seek the solution and move on but emotions pulls you down and do not allow you think properly; thus proving that depressed people can be extremely logical even in depression as it allows them think outside the emotional box for a potential solution. **I sometimes wonder; 'what if the cure for depression was depression".....** **"*****If that feeling becomes unbearable,*** ***you can seek help from a*** ***mental health*** ***professional"*** A statement I consider not entirely correct; mental health professionals are not exactly professionals in my opinions you can't understand depression if you've never been there, you cam only speculate, perhaps try to understand but youdbonly have a fragment, one out of a hundred missing details.. You may want to argue that a Doctor doesn't need to have cancer to treat cancer- depression and cancer are two different things and it's not worth stressing upon... **At this point I consider Depression a compensation for routine change and excess of logic; feel free to change my mind only on the condition that you've experienced depression at some point...** **It's all written out of personal experience and an in-depth study of cause and effect as related to my depression.** **Toddles!** ****Citation (Quoted texts);**** **https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-to-know-about-how-to-deal-with-change&ved=2ahUKEwiMk6rtwab0AhXIgVwKHRH8DbcQFnoECAkQBQ&usg=AOvVaw1t4ozrpE_7HWueCPxP8bGR** **https://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management** **https://www.quora.com/Does-depression-cause-some-people-to-become-more-logical-not-necessarily-rational-especially-those-who-experience-loss-of-emotions** **https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-too-much-logic-can-cause-depression?top_ans=30305940** Lead image from **unsplash**