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> existing modern medicine is that we are very limited by what we can measure Something I can add to this is depression (and related states with so many names)
by mapcars 6y ago
> existing modern medicine is that we are very limited by what we can measure
Something I can add to this is depression (and related states with so many names) is a subjective thing in a way that the cause is in how person sees the world. Subjective things you can't measure by definition so they only work with the consequences which can be measured like chemical changes, brain activity etc. But the source is quite different.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Something I can add to this is depression (and related states with so many names) is a subjective thing in a way that the cause is in how person sees the world. I think you are literally confusing cause and effect of depression here.
- mapcars 6y agoWell it works in my experience so I will stay on that side. Can it be scientifically proven? Probably not since it's not measurable. But if it happens to work for you - your experience will be far bigger than any proofs.
- vertex-four 6y agoIt has worked for you - which doesn't necessarily mean it works for everybody - and in fact exercise and group activity are things which are encouraged by doctors in order to treat depression, along with medicine where it would help. People are really, really good at believing that mystical things help them, when in fact they are no better than placebo. Placebo, by the way, is an incredibly strong effect which has helped some people tackle illnesses of all sorts. However, it's not replicable enough that we suggest everybody suffering from depression be treated with placebo and only placebo, and any medication is unhelpful.
- mapcars 6y agoYou never tried it and already made up your mind. Being a negative believer is not different than being a positive believer. Unless you try it your words worth nothing.