Posted by francesco on December 6, 2004, at 12:44:32
In reply to Re: Do SSRIs make people less caring?, posted by ed_uk on December 5, 2004, at 7:37:33
I think you're right. SSRIs make people less caring and less empathetic (if you think about it's exactly the same thing that 'less sensible to rejection').
You can find plenty of articles on this subject. Some time ago I used to obsess myself about this issue and I started looking for stuff that supported my opinions. I also read Dr. Breggin's book a guy who stresses a lot the fact that SSRIs can make you more selfish and less caring. But, you know, world can be difficult for us crazy guys, and you know, selfishness is often well rewarded in our society. Freak and looser or jerk and winner, this has been my dilemma.
I think assertiveness is just a step behind aggressiveness. That is to say that too much serotonin, so to say, can make you an asshole but just a little more serotonin can make you self confident. It's a matter of degrees, I suppose.
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