How depression makes the world seem gray, from the Harvard Mental Health Letter

Authored by health.harvard.edu and submitted by Sunderblunder

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Stardust_and_Shadows on March 24th, 2019 at 17:33 UTC »

I had a very long deep depression. When I finally came out of it, it was summer and I looked around and thought how beautiful it was. The leaves were so green, the sky so blue, the clouds looked like pillows. I remember telling someone that I had forgotten how bright and beautiful summer was.

Yeah, I believe it.

thedooze on March 24th, 2019 at 16:44 UTC »

Supports something my dad told me about when he was in his 20s. In the same month, he lost his father to lung cancer, he walked in on his wife cheating on him with his best friend, and his dog died. He told me he didn’t see color (his world was black, white, and gray) for the next couple months of his life. Always considered that a matter of speech, then stumbled upon research like this... pretty crazy.

DestinysChildSupport on March 24th, 2019 at 16:17 UTC »

I’m colorblind and depressed. I can’t see shit.