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I have a strange theory that your brain has multiple emotional stimuli sources, one it being distress, pain etc.. and one great way to not be stuck in it is to

I have a strange theory that your brain has multiple emotional stimuli sources, one it being distress, pain etc.. and one great way to not be stuck in it is to drown your brain in a flood of other positive signals (like physical activity, altruism, changes in temperature etc).

23B1 3y ago
I don't think this is strange at all; the evidence is right there in our physiology that we evolved to take in a variety of stimuli and be mobile in our environment.
Sparkyte 3y ago
Would be weird that a complex organ like the brain to be incapable of taking in more than one stimuli and having a singular complex of emotion. The brain being two hemispheres and communicating while other sections of disconnected brain can still operate independently but disjointly. So it would make sense to assume that the brain is capable of many simutaneous emotions and not singular. I would say the theory is less strange when considering the circumstances.
- agumonkey 3y ago
  I described it as strange because only grave illnesses gave me some insights into the evolution of pain and emotions in mental disease. And when experienced.. it does feel very strange to kinda sense more data from your own brain and be able to witness nonsensical patterns come and go, while in your normal years your emotional layer probably felt very logical and coherent.
  - Sparkyte 3y ago
    Been through a lot, I've experienced stuff and that as only made myself capable of individual identifying my individual feelings rather than them be one mono-feeling. I get what you're saying.
1MachineElf 3y ago
I agree with your theory that the brain works this way, however, I'd qualify that the method you identify is "great" insofar as it has an effect, rather than it being necessarily good or best practice. The cause of depression must be rooted out. Blending it in together with other stimuli is just diluting the poison, and that poison will corrupt other facets of your life. Drowning out the source of your depression is effectively the same as running away from and burying it, which can lead to self-destructive impulses that permeate the positive signals. Those impulses will leave people confused as to why they're in emotional turmoil even when engaging in things that should feel good. Sorry if I've rained on your parade. It is good to feel good, but it is best to feel whole. That's what I want for people who suffer from depression.
- agumonkey 3y ago
  There's two things: 1. the root cause(s) of depression 2. the dynamic balancing of the brain point 2 meaning that depression breeds depression, and the trick I was mentionning above was to allow some space to reverse that pattern to an extent. Blurring the signals will allow your self to not feel dying in pain for a while, which let's hope, and motivation grow back a bit for point 1, it may be that my comment rubbed you the wrong way, because I actually 100% think like you. I've suffered from too many places / people trying to ignore the root cause, which led to a longer disease and more problems (to this day). The thing is, you don't necessarily have the resources at first to deal with root causes. so point 2 can be a good, non chemical, help.

23B1 3y ago

I don't think this is strange at all; the evidence is right there in our physiology that we evolved to take in a variety of stimuli and be mobile in our environment.

Sparkyte 3y ago

Would be weird that a complex organ like the brain to be incapable of taking in more than one stimuli and having a singular complex of emotion. The brain being two hemispheres and communicating while other sections of disconnected brain can still operate independently but disjointly. So it would make sense to assume that the brain is capable of many simutaneous emotions and not singular. I would say the theory is less strange when considering the circumstances.

agumonkey 3y ago
I described it as strange because only grave illnesses gave me some insights into the evolution of pain and emotions in mental disease. And when experienced.. it does feel very strange to kinda sense more data from your own brain and be able to witness nonsensical patterns come and go, while in your normal years your emotional layer probably felt very logical and coherent.
- Sparkyte 3y ago
  Been through a lot, I've experienced stuff and that as only made myself capable of individual identifying my individual feelings rather than them be one mono-feeling. I get what you're saying.

1MachineElf 3y ago

I agree with your theory that the brain works this way, however, I'd qualify that the method you identify is "great" insofar as it has an effect, rather than it being necessarily good or best practice. The cause of depression must be rooted out. Blending it in together with other stimuli is just diluting the poison, and that poison will corrupt other facets of your life. Drowning out the source of your depression is effectively the same as running away from and burying it, which can lead to self-destructive impulses that permeate the positive signals. Those impulses will leave people confused as to why they're in emotional turmoil even when engaging in things that should feel good. Sorry if I've rained on your parade. It is good to feel good, but it is best to feel whole. That's what I want for people who suffer from depression.

agumonkey 3y ago
There's two things: 1. the root cause(s) of depression 2. the dynamic balancing of the brain point 2 meaning that depression breeds depression, and the trick I was mentionning above was to allow some space to reverse that pattern to an extent. Blurring the signals will allow your self to not feel dying in pain for a while, which let's hope, and motivation grow back a bit for point 1, it may be that my comment rubbed you the wrong way, because I actually 100% think like you. I've suffered from too many places / people trying to ignore the root cause, which led to a longer disease and more problems (to this day). The thing is, you don't necessarily have the resources at first to deal with root causes. so point 2 can be a good, non chemical, help.