Posted by Sioux on October 30, 2002, at 22:29:16
In reply to Re: Afraid to try it again » Janee, posted by jannbeau on October 30, 2002, at 11:32:03
I overheard a language tutor telling another tutor "You know, Americans will pay anything to feel good about themselves; you can't teach them because they feel bad if you correct them."
That did get me thinking about how many different things we are willing to buy in order to feel better. I know for my part I *very* often make poor decisions because I forget that the other person is *not* my best friend. This includes my doctor, the salesperson, the cop on the beat, and a whole host of other innocents.
I try to get pretty clear about what I want out of a transaction and why I want it. When I succeed is when I actually do feel good about myself.
This, however, is not to confuse personality function with pain (one application of effexor) or clinical depression (the usual use of SRI).
I believe, however, that there's a megaproblem with anyone that believes that depression is a discrete condition or that a particular psychoactive drug is/is not going to have a particular effect on a particular person. I do believe the diagnosis "depression" can be the first recourse of a true quack as it is so easy to drug a patient into compliance and leave 'em there until the insurance runs out...
fwiw
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