Depression 'is NOT caused by low serotonin levels': Study casts doubt over widespread use of potent drugs designed to treat chemical imbalance in brain
Submitted 2 years ago by realcaseyrollins to Psychology
Submitted 2 years ago by realcaseyrollins to Psychology
squashkin@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
never been proven to be purely caused by a physical chemical imbalance
basically there is probably an observable chemical imbalance so to speak. but this is caused organically by things that happen, which can make it more mental or non-physical. A person is sad about a tragic event. There is nothing physical that is causing the "imbalance" in their brain.
Maybe it is right and well for them to feel sad about the event. Maybe it is harmful to block this normal reaction through physical drugs. Such that a person tries to react normalpy with sadness but chemically blocks their reaction, leading to a kind of mental confusion.
it's possible I am depressed and not the best person to speak on these issues. but for me I see exactly why I have had sadness or anxieties, they have specific causes. like not getting enough sun, on the chemical side, or not developing certain life skills which might cause justified concern.
So my opinion is by default people should be depressed, that lack of depression today is what is kind of abnormal. because everything is messed up which should make people sad normally. but I don't go too far with this, maybe I mean more moderate sadness, some people get too sad and have no energy to do much of anything as a result.
realcaseyrollins 2 years ago
Whoa. That's an interesting take, you're probably right...the problem is I know multiple people who have trauma-induced depression that's pretty overwhelming, making it difficult to function at times. Would it be worth not functioning in the real world, to feel these normal feelings?
squashkin@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I guess maybe that is where various "talk therapies" or books or journaling can moderate going too far with it. maybe I overlook that I have already adapted and done this to some extent, and I may not have as "extreme" of trauma as some of the people you mention.
On some level I guess there might have to be a choice to accept what happened and not respond to the emotion it brings up, or to do something with the emotion that's constructive. Yet some people will simply be sad their whole lives probably due to some things that have happened, regardless of the things they do, and I think that may be ok and perhaps the delusional opposite happiness is a bad thing.