Depression · Behavioral
Depression Behavioral Experiment
Let mood data decide, not the prediction
Depression predicts: 'nothing will help, I won't enjoy it, I'll just be tired after.' Run one small experiment and let the mood data — not the prediction — decide.
The prediction depression is making about this week
The small activity I'll test
Predicted enjoyment (0–10)
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Predicted mastery / usefulness (0–10)
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Actual enjoyment after doing it
Actual mastery / usefulness after doing it
What the gap between prediction and reality tells me