Posted by SLS on September 23, 2010, at 22:27:19
In reply to Re: Have our brains been permanently damaged?, posted by olivia12 on September 23, 2010, at 19:21:27
Hi Olivia
> They often times consider it a magic bullet--
When I was responsive to antidepressants and before I was inadvertantly mistreated, pills were absolute magic for me. When I respond, it feels like the whole world changes and that I become more functional in it. My perceptions change. My thoughts become clearer, more energetic, more efficient, and less negative.
> a utopia that only requires one to swallow a pill.
I believe that drugs, when they work, facilitate and allow one to build their own utopia, or at least make the most of what they have available to actualize with. This is what the pills won't do: They won't build a life for someone who has none. That's work that anyone must do for themselves, whether an MI is present or not. Psychotherapy can serve many purposes to help one to recover from depression, including attending to those elements of an individual's psyche that may contribute to its precipitation and persistence.
- ScottThe measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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