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So...whenever one is in a depressive state, it means their lives are a failure, but as soon as they feel better they suddenly become successful? Are you saying that its possible to be both a failure and a success at the same time?
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Certainly not - it would be pedantic and pointless to label an entire
life as a failure. Your metaphor is not applicable except in cases of (8). It would be more like a ballplayer who decides that they don't want to play in a game. Later, they decide that they might as well not play again, since they didn't play last time. In this way, it's cyclical and pointless, much like depression. And yes, it would be a failure. Likening it to an injury is saying that depression is completely out of your control. It's not. And anyone chosing to follow the path of "sitting out of the game" is failing.