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Downward spiral

An image from the book, not a medical term: a state in which a low mood changes thoughts and actions, and these in turn make the mood worse.

The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time, Alex Korb

Explained in

• The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time, Alex Korb
• Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, Julie Smith

  The image Smith uses to describe how a low mood and the actions that make it worse feed each other.

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