Biography of Depression — Part I

Or, how major depression is very very different from just “feeling depressed”

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Alright! On to this week’s essay, which is the first part of a two-part series. The key ideas are borrowed from Robert M. Sapolsky’s Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. It’s about 1,950 words.