Posted by linkadge on June 15, 2005, at 20:56:22
In reply to Re: SSRI's- question » linkadge, posted by sedona on June 15, 2005, at 19:45:28
THe drugs have a powerful ability to alter the psychological experience. Like I said, I think they create a lot of fluff.
We want to think that our depression is a result of a chemical imballance. Why? Because if we believe this then the answer to our problems is simple. Take a drug.
If we believe however, the bleaker truth like perhaps, we are depressed because we are under a lot of stress at work, or because we live it a terrably poluted environment etc, then we feel helpless, because we cannot change that. But we can change our brain chemistry.
We like to entertain positive thoughts, because they sustain us throughout the bad times. But when the posative thoughts become so abstract and so untrue then it does nothing to serve your situation in the long term.
Linkadge
Ok so they rase serotonin. So what? Petting a dog raises serotonin, having a warm bath raises serotonin.
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