In the late 1970s, Abramson and Alloy (1980) demonstrated that depressed individuals hold a more accurate view of their control of the social environment than do non-depressed individuals. This finding holds true even when the depression is manipulated experimentally.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_control
How very interesting. Are we realistic because we are depressed, or are we depressed because we are realistic?
Well reality can smack a person in the face for sure. If has me at any rate ! :)
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