I don't know what could be a better description. Depression actions? I had a MLC. Mild and short. I didn't had bad copink skills before. However, I was not good at coping with BD and my MLC come. Of course I was under a huge amount of stress and anxiety at the time and I am certain there was depression, even if, at the time, I didn't see it as such.
In my case, I think that, if as soon as my stress and anxiety were identified I had been given something more than valerian pills things may had been different. I was only given more appropriated medication for the situation after I come back home. But no one, not even my friend who is a psychiatrist, tried to tell me to do things differently. No one suggested a change is MLC lifestyle. The view was that is was normal for a person to go a little wild after a 20 years old relationship/marriage ending, especially if cheating was involved.
Maybe they were right and it was better that I got to go a little crazy. I didn't cause harm to anyone, other than increase my already high stress levels.
I think depressed people go off the rails probably more often than believed. Usually, we don't see them as depressed people. We see a drunk, an addicted, a cheater, a high achiever, a workaholic, a perfectionist, etc. Depressed people also kill themselves. Or try to. It is another type of go off the rails. An even worst one.
Depression is being study from all points of view. There are many ideas and theories, but, so far, there does not seem to be a cure, aside for the simpler types of depression. It is a complicated and fascinating issues many of us would like to see breakthrough on.
It is also one subject we have discussed a lot on HS and continue to since it is so relevant for MLC. It is interesting to read/know others views on the matter.
Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. (Marilyn Monroe)