People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
theconversation.com
New research shows that people with depression use words such as ‘always’, ‘nothing’ or ‘completely’ more often than others.
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Original Title: TIL People with depression use language differently. They use significantly more first person singular pronouns – such as “me”, “myself” and “I”. Researchers have reported that pronouns are actually more reliable in identifying depression than negative emotion words.