> but I don't think the clear one-to-one analogy between an infectious disease and crippling depression work in any way at all.
>> Depression isn’t contagious in the same way the flu is, but moods and emotions can spread. Have you ever watched a friend laugh so hard that you started laughing? Or listened to a co-worker complain for so long that you started feeling negative, too? In this way, moods — and even depressive symptoms — can be contagious.
>> We’ll explain how it works, what the science says, and what to do if you feel like you’ve “caught” depression from a loved one.
>> Researchers call it a variety of things, including network phenomenon, social contagion theory, and group emotional contagion theory.
>> Depression isn’t contagious in the same way the flu is, but moods and emotions can spread. Have you ever watched a friend laugh so hard that you started laughing? Or listened to a co-worker complain for so long that you started feeling negative, too? In this way, moods — and even depressive symptoms — can be contagious.
>> We’ll explain how it works, what the science says, and what to do if you feel like you’ve “caught” depression from a loved one.
>> Researchers call it a variety of things, including network phenomenon, social contagion theory, and group emotional contagion theory.
https://www.healthline.com/health/is-depression-contagious
You're killing grandma by being unhappy.