Don't Be Swayed

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by Ori and Rom Brafman

Psychologist Rom Brafman has a private practice in Palo Alto, California; he's the co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior See full bio

August 27, 2008, Depression

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Tornadoes, Depression, and Emergence

By Rom Brafman, Ph.D. on August 27, 2008 in Don't Be Swayed

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How I wish that depression

Submitted by kayla on August 28, 2008 - 5:11pm.

How I wish that depression and it's severity was understood fully by others and that it is not a self pity issue or something that will pass in a day. You give me hope Rom~

I second that.

Submitted by Nic on August 28, 2008 - 9:13pm.

I second that.

Depression can even be useful as an indicator or respite

Submitted by Douglas Eby on August 29, 2008 - 8:36pm.

Your perspective on dealing with depression as something to be "deconstructed and curtailed" is very helpful and positive. It isn't automatically a "disorder" to be medicated away. Dr. Eric Maisel writes about the vulnerability of creative people to depression, and their need for making meaning in their life and work to counteract existential drought or depression.

Psychologist Stephen Diamond (PT blog: Evil Deeds) commented in our recent interview that "depression can also be seen as a forced period of introversion in artists" - On Anger and Creativity.