When you feel down, does enjoying something you like help you or does your state of mind prevent you from enjoying it?

In my case it is the latter. When I’m in an emotional slump everything I like doesn’t lift my mood. It’s only when I’m in, let’s say, a “neutral mood” that I can start to enjoy things.

(And yes, I know that’s a symptom of depression. I’m under medical treatment for that, don’t worry. I ask out of honest curiosity))
  • JayGray91@kbin.earth
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    3 days ago

    I’m not surprised you said it’s the latter. I would say the same before I got professional treatment for my depression-turned-out-BPD2 diagnosis.

    now I’m keen to answer it’s both. mood own, something I really like could raise my mood, but it also could prevent me from even consume it, for example

    it depends in whether its low or high energy emotion, and whether it’s unpleasant or pleasant