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> You see, depression is fundamentally and immune disorder. We react negatively to something in the environment, like a bad job or marriage. This is an atrocio
by elliekelly 6y ago
> You see, depression is fundamentally and immune disorder. We react negatively to something in the environment, like a bad job or marriage.
This is an atrociously overly simplistic statement. There are plenty of people who suffer from depression despite having everything going for them. A person can have not a single thing in the world to complain about and still have depression.
- podgaj 6y agoWhat about all the other things that might affect their immune system? Have they ruled them all out? Latent viral or bacterial infection? Allergies? Diet? Look at diet and Omega 6 consumption, that alone will screw with the immune system and throw the catecholamines off kilter. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6950146/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6950146/
- zepto 6y ago“A person can not have a single thing in the world to complain about” What person?
- podgaj 6y agoGautama Buddha! =)
- nitrogen 6y agoI'd still argue that a person with "everything going for them" can still have a "reason" to be depressed. Maybe they do a really good duck impression -- calm on the surface, kicking frantically below. That is, maybe there is something wrong with their life or their past that isn't visible to others, or even to themselves. Or maybe they have been pursuing the checklists of society and found that they aren't personally fulfilled by them, and must seek fulfillment elsewhere. Maybe they have a desire to be living one kind of life but can only excel in a different kind of life that only looks good from the outside.