When you name a feeling ('I'm depressed again'), neurological activity shifts from the limbic system (where depression occurs) to the prefrontal cortex (the aware, noticing part), which diminishes depression and enhances your ability to understand it.
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Daniel GolemanEvidence Quote
“when you can name that feeling, 'Oh, I'm feeling depressed again.' You have shifted the activity levels neurologically in the part of the brain which is depressed to the part of the brain which notices, which is aware, the prefrontal cortex”
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7 dimensions of depression, explained | Daniel Goleman, Pete Holmes & more | Big Think— Big ThinkCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:14:16 PM
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