That was an interesting article... and having had been diagnosed with Severe Depressive Disorder myself... I must say that the theory of repressed anger is a part of the picture. There are more feelings however than repressed anger, it is merely a quotient in the overall paradigm. In your article you suggest ways to deal with the anger and to release its tension, however what is often forgotten is the ability to seek out solutions to the cause of that anger in the first place. I know that anger is part of the story, but it certainly isn't the only cause of depression; other such causes are feelings of insecurity, longing, sadness (usually in the form of grief)... There really is a multitude of feelings going on at once... and yes bio-chemistry is affected but it certainly isn't the cause. Negative thinking may be employed, but not always. Instead it may not be negative thinking, but simply indecision. Repressed anger does exist in depression, because your mind relates one sensation to another... in other words if you are depressed and feeling lonely, you relate mentally to all or many of the times you felt lonely. I am not disagreeing with anger being present, but it certainly alone isn't the cause as you theorize. Anger is just one piece out of the puzzle.
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