Posted by BrittPark on October 31, 2002, at 12:30:43
In reply to To Linkadge- You are absolutely right, posted by glenn on October 27, 2002, at 12:47:14
I think you're right about anxiety disorders and perhaps bipolar disorder. There's another common mental illness, schizophrenia, which has also been selected for, not so much for its biological survival value, but for it's cultural value. There are many people in the world whom western medicine would classify as schizophrenic who are honored in their own cultures as prophets or shamans.
I once had an extended conversation with a homeless schizophrenic in San Francisco, and even though his speech was disconnected, there was something almost profound about his utterances.
Britt
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