Posted by SLS on March 22, 2009, at 8:24:54
In reply to Depression as a brain homeostatic reset, posted by linkadge on March 20, 2009, at 18:45:13
> 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.
- Scott
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