An recent article in the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/features/health
/la-he-evpsych12feb12,0,1620329,full.story?coll=la-home-health
describes how depressions of all kinds are getting looked at from an evolutionary perspective.
One of the ideas is that when we start to feel depressed it is the social aspect of our evolution calling out for attention. It seems that we may actually be trying to get more attention from those who we want to care about us.
So the next time, mom, mum, mother and general good woman, that you feel down, think about why you are feeling that way. Maybe evolution is giving you a big red flag to wave and it's your duty to wave it. then I guess you couldd think about why you're waving it! Can you identify what's going on to make you feel down? Can you find the words to describe it to a loved one? Do you need a loved one to hear you? It's got to be worth a try next time it all seems too much.
Read more about moms being mums and mothers at independent thought
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