Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on July 12, 2009, at 12:38:09
In reply to Re: What % of personality is just neurotransmitters?, posted by n_wolfie on June 13, 2009, at 21:52:32
> Scott,
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> So is this why CBT works? I've tried it, but never in earnest because I've always doubted it's effectiveness.I reading buddhism in this respect. But I also believe that at a certain point if you are and have been in the dark pit for a too long time, ít can become nearly impossible to pull yourself out of the dark pit without the aid of medication or some other therapy that adresses the body and brain. At some point of a depression has become chronic, I believe in some respects it becomes more akin to a neurological disorder and a psychological one. Also there are a lot of psychical disorders than cause depression. However I also believe we nearly always anyway, have the free will to respond to the signals we get from the brain and body. We can be depressed and keep on trying, or we can be depressed and try and commit suicide. The choice is ours.
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