Posted by bulldog2 on October 17, 2008, at 18:31:00
In reply to Re: Beauty and sadness » seldomseen, posted by linkadge on October 17, 2008, at 18:17:09
> Yes I suppose we are different.
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> Thats the problem with me. I don't feel as if there is anything wrong. I mean, I don't like how I feel. I feel too much, but when I am on meds, I feel nothing. The meds don't do anything for what I see is the core problem. The meds don't change the way I think. They just numb me.
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> The neural pathways that underly my misery are too well established. This is not biochemical, my brain is wired to feel things differently than well people. You can't change brain wiring by just popping a pill.
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>You're right that wiring can't be changed. But you attempt to add some new wiring and work to make that more dominant than the old wiring. For some cbt is enough and others meds plus cbt. For the lucky ones s life changing event that establishes a whole new thought system.
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