Posted by metric on March 23, 2009, at 17:18:27
In reply to Re: Depression as a brain homeostatic reset, posted by SLS on March 22, 2009, at 8:24:54
> > 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?
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> No.
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> 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.
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> 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.I'm confused. As every facet of life is biological, what meaning is the qualifier "biological" intended to convey in the context "biological depression"?
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