Posted by jhj on September 1, 2007, at 8:46:05
In reply to Re: Still no cure for my depression - tried everyt, posted by linkadge on August 31, 2007, at 13:40:36
No they havn't. They have found genes that are associated with depression in certain persons. They find genes that are of higher frequency in patients with depression. This doesn't mean that the gene is responsable, or that the gene has any predictive validity of illness. There is a lot of genetic research compilations on www.neurotransmitter.net. But for every genetic association, you're likely to find an equally well designed study showing no association.Even those diseases which are widely believed to be genetically based like diabetes,heart attack etc can not be predicted.No genetic test is available for these diseases too. The reason is many genes combine to lead to those diseases and we have very small information about gene melfunctioning in human being.In fact,genetics is very new subject and if you see two years all baby walking slowly,it does not indicate that he or she is only going to walk slowly for ever even after growing up.In fact,it is the other way around.It can be reasonably safe to predict that child will be able to walk fast and even run in the future.
That is a theory yes.
It is not a theory.It is common sense.One does not need to be rocket scientist to understand that.it is self explanatory truism.
How is the level of stress in your life? Do you work in a stressfull profession?
There is no stress at all in my life.My job does not require me to be stressful and my organisation is very liberal and i have got promotions when i did not expect those.I have got sufficient money now where i can even afford to loss the job.My parents have clearly told me that i do not need to worry in any case because they have saved enough money for me keeping in mind my illness where i can live without even doing job.
To say that there might be environmental influences on your mood is not to accuse you of anything. Do you notice that your mood is worse during times of stress? Do you notice that your mood changes with the seasons or duration of daylight? Do you notice that your mood fluctuates with varying levels of exercise etc etc.
It is not equal to accusing me but it means accusing my parents or family or environment or country.I have thought about these things a lot and conclusion is that my parents have been great to me.I tried to find the reasons to blame parents or family but i could not.And as far as my country is concerned,many surveys about measuring happiness have come out with similar conclusion that indians are the happiest people and most excited and optimistic about future.After seeing my country in past decade or so,i can not blame them because it is rapidly emerging as global superpower.
As far as my mood is concerned as i wrote in my earlier post too that i have dysthymia.It has not fluctuated significantly in 15 years so how it can fluctuate during the day or during bath or during excercise.It is the same gloomy for 24 hours never goes substantially up nor down.
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