The Evolution of Depression

The point of evolution is not happiness. There are many things that evolution has clearly selected for that are not pleasant So in addition to low mood Pain comes out a very good example when you feel pain you will Guard an injured sight in your body. But again if you didn't have it you would be unable to heal and this serious injury would become much worse Similarly anxiety, which is another it's a very unpleasant state but if we were unable to anticipate dangers sadly are no longer with us. We're left with this evolutionary Legacy to be capable of these anxiety states which sometimes become very unpleasant Just like low mood sometimes becomes very unpleasant and can even become very crippling The evidence is pretty good that we see