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It sounds like you've been through a very difficult time with depression. It's important to recognize that depression can affect anyone, regardless of their circumstances or achievements. It's positive that you've taken steps to research and learn more about how to overcome it. It's true that overthinking and overanalysis can sometimes lead to feelings of helplessness and contribute to depression. It's also important to address any underlying issues and seek help from a mental health professional. If you're struggling with depression, it's important to reach out for support and talk to a therapist or counselor who can provide guidance and support as you work towards feeling better.

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

Yeah . For anyone that let's just say is , is suffering with depression or just kind of in this low place in life or just wanting to be happy , right ? You know , they , they're doing all these things .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

In retrospect . Is there anything that comes to mind that may have contributed to that depression ? Yeah .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

And so that was ultimately what it was for me . And I think ultimately for most people , if you dive deep enough , you'll find that um there's often overthinking over analysis um that leads or lends itself to depression and helplessness and even suicidal . Yeah .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

And , uh , even that I wasn't fully committed to , but I postponed it for 10 minutes and in that 10 minutes , I started doing a different kind of research . Guys were looking at what happiness was and unhappiness , what depression was . And then slowly but surely as I applied as much of what I was learning as possible , I found myself digging my way out of this deep , deep , dark depressed hole that I sort of dug for myself .

The Secret to Happiness with Robert Mack

Um , I felt so sort of alienated . I had an incredible family , loving family , but I just was deeply depressed and I just always thought I'd grow out of it , you know , you think , you know , you make some friends . Yeah , exactly .