Selbstmitgefühl und Depression

„Als Niemand im Nichts“, antwortete einst ein depressiver Patient im Erstgespräch auf die Frage, wie er sich fühle. Mit diesem Bild illustrierte er eindrücklich, wieso Depressionen auch als erlebte „Losigkeit“ bezeichnet werden: Neben Freud-, Antriebs- oder Interessenlosigkeit spielt auch Wertlosigkeit eine zentrale Rolle. Diese Wertlosigkeit mit viel Selbstkritik und wenig Selbstmitgefühl ist bei Menschen, die an Depression leiden, oft anzutreffen.

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