“Someone who thinks, ‘Well, I’m really depressed, I can’t get out of bed, this is completely biological, I have no control over this, I can’t change the way I feel,’” Tekin says, may fail to make changes in their life that could improve their emotional well-being. “My self-narrative about my illness might affect my response,” she says.”
“Mental Health in the US is Suffering—Will It Go Back to Normal? Covid-19 has left lots of people feeling anxious and depressed. But it’s hard to untangle whether this is a normal response to a difficult situation or actual pathology,” WIRED Magazine, by Grace Huckins, September 8, 2020: https://www.wired.com/story/mental-health-in-the-us-is-suffering-will-it-go-back-to-normal/