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I think you and the other commenters may be closer to agreement than you think, and perhaps just mixing terminology. By my reading they are both saying that sh

I think you and the other commenters may be closer to agreement than you think, and perhaps just mixing terminology. By my reading they are both saying that sheer will is not the answer, and are not suggesting a dualistic mind either. If the mind is the brain and vice versa, then it might stand to reason that in some cases the thought<->physiology<->environment feedback cycle that traps one in depression can be addressed not by willpower, but by selectively interrupting whatever part of the feedback cycle is easiest to access or most pronounced for a particular depressed person.

thaumaturgy 10y ago
> in some cases the thought<->physiology<->environment feedback cycle that traps one in depression can be addressed not by willpower, but by selectively interrupting whatever part of the feedback cycle is easiest to access or most pronounced for a particular depressed person. I've wondered about that for many years, and it's the strategy I adopted for myself a very long time ago, but I've seen scant evidence for either its effectiveness for most other people or any evidence for its basis in reality. Like I just said elsethread, I'm more concerned here with other people misinterpreting the suggestions being offered and then sharing those with people with depression in a way which is ultimately harmful. I'm probably being a little louder than I need to be about it.