FiftyTwo comments on Post Request Thread - Less Wrong

20 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 11 April 2013 01:28AM

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 13 April 2013 08:44:34PM 1 point [-]

Slight caution, trying to "think your way out of depression" is a common failure mode among high intelligence people who are used to being able to solve problems with their own research. Most mental health problems by their nature require external intervention.

Comment author: Alicorn 14 April 2013 06:31:33AM 3 points [-]
Comment author: jooyous 13 April 2013 09:35:43PM *  1 point [-]

That's exactly why I want some tricks that intelligent, depressed people can use on themselves in order stop trying to think themselves better and to get up off their butts to look for help.