Left-handed people may be prone to depression

My name is Minagawa ( @minagawa_osamu ) and I am left-handed and suffering from depression .

Something "left-handed is not it prone to mental illness?" I'm likely there is also a research Tteyuu.
As a left-handed person, I would like to say, "Great care!", But I did some research.

According to the article, 10 scientific facts about left-handed people

It is said that left-handed people are more likely to have cognitive-behavioral disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. In fact, a study conducted by Yale University in the United States concluded that left-handed people were vulnerable to reality correlations, and suggested that left-handed people be treated differently from general treatments for left-handed people. ..

About 1 in 10 Americans are left-handed, and about 1 in 10 are also diagnosed with mental illness in the United States. Taking schizophrenia as an example, 40 percent are left-handed.
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Left-handed people are "vulnerable to reality correlation," that is, they are not good at associating their consciousness with what is actually happening.
To put it more simply, does it mean that "what you think and what is happening do not match"? It's difficult to explain well, but I think that's the case.

As a result, one in ten Americans is left-handed, so in proportion, one in ten mentally ill patients, or 10%, should be left-handed, but in schizophrenia, 40% are left-handed. , The left-handed rate of people with mental illness is four times higher than usual!
It's normal to think that there may be some causal relationship between left-handedness and mental illness.

What I'm thinking about left-handed depression

I'm left-handed and depressed, so I sometimes think about the relationship between left-handed and depression.

The characteristics of people who are prone to depression

1. Moralism
2. Perfectionism
3. Strong sense of responsibility
4. Serious
5. Can't leave it to others
6. Can't be flexible
7. Can't refuse when
someone asks 8. I care about the evaluation of others
9. My own I can't convey my thoughts and thoughts to others
10. Strong morality

I think there is something like that.

Left-handed people are minorities, that is, they are a minority, so there are places where they are overly concerned about "I am different from other people."

At first glance, it seems that people will have a positive image of "genius skin" and "cool", but in reality, they must be "genius" and "be cool" in order to respond to those images around them. I feel stressed by carrying pressure on my own, like "I have to".

Of course, it does not apply to all left-handed people, but if the original personality is "serious, perfectionist and strong sense of justice" but left-handed, there is pressure to add to that and "have to meet the expectations of others". It can be thought that it is easy to get depressed with mental exhaustion.

There are times when you think that you are attracting attention as a left-handed person who is different from other people, and try to show yourself well and play a "good person", and your spirit is exhausted. ..

By the way, there is a story that "left-handed people are more stressed than right-handed people".
Since the tools and facilities of the world are made on the basis of right-handed people, it is difficult for left-handed people to use them in daily life, and they feel stress and shorten their lifespan.
But it's a stress that doesn't bother me so much, so I don't think it will cause depression.

In fact, some of my relatives have suffered from depression in the past, but he is also left-handed, and although he is connected to people with depression on Twitter, some people say "left-handed" in their profile. I see quite a lot.

So, this theory that "left-handed people are more likely to get mental illness" may be unexpectedly correct .

So, left-handed people may be more prone to depression, so left-handed people

If you think that some of these personalities do not apply, you may want to get in the habit of taking vitamin D supplements to prevent depression.

So, I would like to introduce an article that seems to prevent depression to such a naive left-handed person, so please read it if you like.