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Read Lost Connections by Johann Hari recently. It’s a touch repetitive but a quick and easy read. And I think it hits some important notes on why we might be se
by erentz 7y ago
Read Lost Connections by Johann Hari recently. It’s a touch repetitive but a quick and easy read. And I think it hits some important notes on why we might be seeing this. A lot has changed about how we live and that deserves more attention.
- jdietrich 7y agoI wouldn't recommend it - Hari is a notorious bullshitter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Hari#Plagiarism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Hari#Plagiarism https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2018/jan/08/is-everything-johann-hari-knows-about-depression-wrong-lost-connections https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2018/jan/...
- outlace 7y agoI read it and would give it a mild recommendation for the layperson that holds onto old misconceptions about mental illness and psychiatry (eg that depression is a deficit of serotonin). That guardian article doesn’t really refute anything Hari says, it mostly complains that what Hari says is well understood by modern mental health practitioners, which is true but he’s not writing for mental health practitioners.
- dorchadas 7y agoExactly. I read it and enjoyed it because it opened my eyes to a new way of looking at things, and it also kinda made me realize that is where some of the problem with my depression does lie. Enough that I know if I'm feeling down, simply doing something with people is a great way to help lift myself up before it gets into full blown can't leave my room depression.