I agree that depression and pessimism are not the same thing, and yet they are clearly linked. I've written about this in other places, that the *normal* human setting is an optimism bias, and I don't have it. Not being unrealistically optimistic doesn't necessarily make you depressed, but it is strongly correlated. Telling yourself negative stories is definitely depressing, and that is where cognitive behavior therapy can help, in recognizing the downer stories and replacing them with either realistic or optimistic thoughts...
As for sycamore vs sweet gum, you just taught me something! Wonderful. I learned (in a college botany class!!) that liquidambar was sycamore but it IS sweetgum. They are not the same tree. A search reveals that sycamore in North America is genus Platanus, and the Acer version is British. My goodness! Anyway thank you for the correction, love to learn!
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As for sycamore vs sweet gum, you just taught me something! Wonderful. I learned (in a college botany class!!) that liquidambar was sycamore but it IS sweetgum. They are not the same tree. A search reveals that sycamore in North America is genus Platanus, and the Acer version is British. My goodness! Anyway thank you for the correction, love to learn!