“hm ‘depressive episode’ wonder what the evidence is for depression being episodic” *rocky chasm beneath, malevolent laughter echoes*
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Like I've realized the average person (i.e. folk psychology) doesn't really distinguish positive emotion from actual will/drive/motivation. This is catastrophic for attempting to understand depressive conditions, because the two are very different systems, physically and mentally
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The distinction between meaning/value vs. joy/pleasure/happiness. That's maybe more obvious and present in folk-psychology and popular culture, but typically overlooked in depressions. Some depression is due to lack of positive emotion, and some is due to loss of meaning/value.
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There are some more technical / esoteric ones. E.g. anticipatory anhedonia vs. anhedonia proper. I.e. "Yes, I am certain will enjoy X if I do it, but thinking about it, I feel no will to do it, nor joy in imagining doing it". I find this subtle but hugely important.
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