Posted by linkadge on June 5, 2007, at 14:55:30
In reply to And not all psychol. probs are under one's control, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on June 4, 2007, at 20:55:43
Thats exactly the problem. Neuroscience is so sexy cause it is, in may ways, a product of the imagination.
The idea that you can be whatever you want with the help of a pill can be very distructive.
Seeing as we are far away from this reality, we can really only poke around in ways too crude for much good.
Just the fact that oftentimes withdrawl can make us feel worse than when we started a med is proof that the brain is trying to counteract these pills.
IMHO, we are not getting to the root of any problem, we are just pumping the brain full of mental steroids that can provide a relatively short term boost to get over problems.
People are so fascenated by effect. Just because coffee makes you feel better doesn't mean you have a coffee deficiancy.
Pleasure works in gradients.
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