Depression has been an integral part of all my adult life, starting from around the age of 18 when I was first put on antidepressants.

Rank Theory has always intrigued me, and it makes sense in many scenarios. It’s worth looking into if you are also struggling with periods of depression.

“Rank Theory is an evolutionary theory of depression, developed by Anthony Stevens and John Price, and proposes that depression promotes the survivalof genes.

Depression is an adaptive response to losing status (rank) and losing confidence in the ability to regain it. Unlike other evolutionary explanations of depression, rank theory is able to explain why depression is incapacitating…”

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/