Posted by Hombre on December 5, 2010, at 9:18:09
In reply to Re: Do antidepressants induce chronicity?, posted by linkadge on December 5, 2010, at 7:38:39
But take it a step further, right? Stopping at life just sucks just leads to a sense of frustration, helpless, classic stagnation of thought/energy that is often at the heart of depression. It sucks the energy out of you, and eventually weakens the whole body.
That's why hope is a proven determinant of successful recovery and long-term remission - deciding that there is something that you can do, even if it is to admit that you may not be able to see certain options at the current time, but leave the door open for solutions in time...again, this is proven too be a strong factor in one's favor when battling depression.
Instead of getting caught up in the "facts", which are really our opinions, colored by experience and biochemistry, we decide to broach the subject when we are feeling better. We know how depression can create artificially negative thinking, so we have to accept that maybe sometimes we need to wait a bit, postpone huge generalizations until we can do so in a way that lets our creative energies flow again.
Sometimes letting go opens up room for the room for energy to move again, and then we can "ingest" new ideas. It's like when a nightclub is crowded, trouble will start. Instead of just letting in more people, the bouncer waits until some of the drunks leave. The new people have less competition at the bar and can order more drinks. Everyone wins.
> >Yes, and you may be quite unaware of what it is >or why.
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> I liken the surge in antidepressant use to the surge in obesity. There is a tendancy to blame ones genes for obesity rather than looking at lifestyle factors that may be involved.
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> Its easier to believe you've got a "chemical imballance" than to accept the fact that life just blows sometimes and theres not a heck of a lot you can do about it.
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> Believing you are chemically imballanced, psychologically puts you back in the drivers seat (for the time being). But when the little buzz from the med wears off, and you return to the realization that life still sucks, then you're back to square one. Its maladaptive for an organism to feel great when there is something wrong. History not learned from is bound to be repeated.
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> To me, this would be the simplest explaination for treatment resistance. If you hate your life circumstances, theres only so much a medication can do to make them more tollerable.
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