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When Feeling Down Becomes Normal
What happens when depression doesn't feel like a crisis—it just feels like you?
Persistent Depressive Disorder, or PDD, can exist quietly for years. You may still work, maintain relationships, laugh, and handle your responsibilities while living with a low-grade sadness that has become the background static of everyday life.
In this episode of Off the Couch Psychology Podcast, Dr. Jerry Cunningham explains how PDD differs from Major Depressive Disorder, the symptoms that often go unnoticed, and why people sometimes mistake chronic depression for their personality. You'll meet "Jessica," a…
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