For decades, the mental health field has operated on a half-truth: that curing depression means removing sadness. A new study argues that the most dangerous part of depression isn’t negative emotion, it’s the absence of positive emotion, known as anhedonia.
I definitely relate to this. I think I’ve used a form of this analogy when explaining it to normies myself.
My biggest one is exercise. I walk my dogs four times a day and make it a point to do some form of activity daily, plus I lift weights three or four times a week. I also do a lot of reading, which in reference to the color analogy, sort of feels like an injection of color into the grey. I also made a YT video earlier this year about activities one can do on those exceedingly grey days, if you’re interested. (No sweat if not.)