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One the one hand, I take some satisfaction when this kind of self-care housekeeping occupies my mind in times of distress, but on the other hand, the fact that
by rexpop 6y ago
One the one hand, I take some satisfaction when this kind of self-care housekeeping occupies my mind in times of distress, but on the other hand, the fact that my brain is so capable (and then some, unconsciously) doesn't necessarily imply that these are my brain's exclusive capabilities, and so the title (and the thesis) aren't usefully accurate.
> A bad stomach ache that follows an indulgent meal may send us to the gastroenterologist, but if we experience that same ache during a messy divorce, we may head to a psychotherapist instead.
This certainly echoes my experience, but can just as easily speak to the difficulty of deduction.
- dane-pgp 6y agoI found that discussion of the gastroenterologist and the psychotherapist odd too. The writer says: > In body-budgeting terms, however, this distinction between mental and physical is not meaningful. But surely going to a gastroenterologist for help with your (non-existent) divorce or a psychotherapist for (unnecessary) diet ideas, means you are not fixing the underlying problems. That just suggests that obscuring the distinction between mental and physical is not so helpful.
- closeparen 6y agoI remember reading somewhere that one of the main risk factors for depression is living in a culture where being depressed is a thing that people do. Other cultures are not immune, but they might instead get e.g. stomachaches.