丘吉尔长期罹患忧郁症,他称忧郁症为“黑狗”。在大人物中,饱受忧郁症折磨的丘吉尔并非唯一,还有雨果、伍尔夫、马丁·路德和托尔斯泰等。忧郁症犹如一条鞭子,鞭策着丘吉尔改变历史,拯救英国。当代英国最负盛名的精神病学者安东尼·斯托尔从精神分析的观点探讨忧郁症,认为忧郁症并不可怕,是可以治愈的,甚至因为这样的因子激发人的潜能,成就不朽的事业。而且事实往往像美国心理学家史培勒说的那样:“这种病往往袭击那些最有抱负、最有 Churchill has long been suffering from depression, he said that depression is ”black dog “. Among the big men, Churchill, suffering from depression, is not the only one, with Hugo, Woolf, Martin Luther and Tolstoy. Depression is like a whip, spurring Churchill to change history and save Britain. Today’s most prestigious psychiatrist, Anthony Storr, explores depression from a psychoanalytic point of view, thinking that depression is not terrible and can be cured, even as such factors inspire one’s potential and make an unforgettable career. And the fact is often like the American psychologist Speller said: ”The disease often attacks those who have the most ambitions, the most