Why the fuck does depression exist? Why does it drain all motivation and energy to do things? Isn’t this a serious liability for survival?

Question

It’s never made sense to me why depression exists. It causes only harm and I honest to god see 0 use for its existence.

In: Biology

Answer 1

IMHO I would say depression is a modern disease. We are disconnected from our natural environment, stressed out of our daily jobs, always pushed to be social etc. The lack of meaningful purpose helps as well. In nature hunger is a great motivator, always hunting, picking berries and fruits. If you stop you die, in modern days you can still exist even if you stop contributing. That’s what i think it basically boils down to.
Feel free to disagree 🙂