Posted by noa on October 17, 2000, at 9:38:58
In reply to Something has invaded and changed us. LONG, posted by Nibor on October 17, 2000, at 7:27:51
> it makes intuitive sense to feel that the self has been invaded by something alien. Something very powerful, something from outside us, has invaded and changed us.
Thanks, Robin. as I read the above, I had this thought that depression can be seen as somewhat analogous to AIDS, in that the invading alien attacks and changes the very thing inside us that we would otherwise use to combat the invasion, making this self-protective mechanism (immune system) weak, and potentially powerless against this and other invaders.
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