• 8 months ago
Are you wondering if a relationship can actually make you depressed? Love can be a double-edged sword. Sometimes it makes us feel more alive than we ever thought possible, and sometimes it has us at its mercy. Sooner or later, we need to evaluate our relationships and let go of people who may be toxic towards us. The unfortunate truth is that some people are just not ready for relationships and may not have your best intentions in mind. Accepting that your partner is contributing to your depression is hard to face - especially if you desperately want things to work out

Credits:
Script Writer: Elliot Figueira
Script Editor: Steven Wu
VO: Megan Edwards
Animator: Ben Carswell
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
Transcript
00:00 Is depression actually contagious?
00:03 Researchers have tried to answer this question and they've come up with extremely interesting
00:08 results.
00:09 One study looked at a college roommate and found that students started experiencing depressive
00:14 symptoms when a new depressed roommate moved in.
00:19 Another study was done on rats with similar results.
00:23 Depression was induced in a group of rats and when new happy rats were introduced to
00:27 the cage, they quickly developed the same depressive symptoms.
00:32 So is it possible to contract your partner's depression?
00:35 According to the research, it seems like a likely possibility.

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