Posted by SLS on March 22, 2009, at 10:36:41
In reply to Re: Depression as a brain homeostatic reset, posted by linkadge on March 22, 2009, at 10:27:08
> > > Do you ever think that one's brain lowers the happy chemicals from time to time to help one get a better grasp of reality?
> > No.
> > I find the inverse to be true. My perception of reality and ability to function more effectively in it are greatly improved during periods of remission of biological depression.
> > I think of healthy depressions in the absence of affective disorder to be a mechanism by which a primate under extraordinary stress conserves energy and induces quiescence. I see that most healthy depression as a reaction to some sort of loss - whether it be a person, a job, a favorite tool, hopes and dreams, or anything else of importance to the individual.
> Yeah, thats a typical SLS responce.
Yes, it is, thank God.
- Scott
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