Posted by SLS on April 26, 2010, at 23:58:36
In reply to Re: nothing helps, posted by morganator on April 26, 2010, at 21:23:24
> Hey Scott I was thinking about the question about evolution. I really don't think evolution prepared us for the kind of stress, trauma, or neglect that contribute to mental illness.
Evolution generally selects against those traits that lead to a reduction in the rate of successful breeding. I would think that a greater vulnerability to childhood stress in the form of depression early in life would reduce the rate. I guess it all depends upon when the depression emerges. Huntington's Chorea persists because symptoms don't appear until after the age of breeding.
- ScottThe measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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