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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, Mar. 2 - Mar. 8, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 07 March 2015 11:43:28AM 1 point [-]

You assume that someone who's depressed is more motivated to change than a person who isn't depressed. Depression usually comes with reduced motivation to do things.

A lot of depression mediation even comes with warnings that it might increase suicide rates because the person feels more drive to take action.