mosherose-
“It says”. Do you know where it says? I’ll bet not. It was said as GOOD ADVICE by R” Nachmun of Breslov. Doesn’t mean it is a mitzvah per se.
The heter for a person suffering from the ILLNESS of depression, is the same heter that the person suffering from diabetes has.
As a person who suffers from depression, it really bothers me when people show such ignorance about it.
Just thank HKB”H you don’t suffer from it…..