I know that forcing a happy face could lighten up a bit your mood, but this is going too far, and maybe is too simplistic in its view of depression.
- causation is difficult to establish
- symptoms can sometimes themselves be a proximal cause
- treatment of symptoms is one way to determine causation
- treating symptoms might help break at least part of a bad feedback loop
I know that forcing a happy face could lighten up a bit your mood, but this is going too far, and maybe is too simplistic in its view of depression.