ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Depressive realism

Depressive realism is a theory that suggests that people with depression usually have more accurate views of the world around them than people without depression. This means that people with depression may be more aware of challenges and bad things that could happen, while people without depression may be too optimistic about the future. It's like someone with depression sees things more clearly or 'realistically' than someone who doesn't have depression.