Originally Posted by
DoesntMatter 
Anorexia maybe some special type of phobia, not depression. Seriously, aren't you some sort of bio major? What would happen if you took 150mg of ecstasy every night for a week straight, think you wouldn't have depressive symptoms for a long time?
Claiming that depression is some sort of brain disease is like claiming that happiness is some sort of brain disease? If so than I agree...but at what expense? the expense that we can treat even happiness? why? if you feel happy than GREAT if you feel like shit than you feel like shit for a reason and you SHOULD feel like shit. I am a micro-biologist and most people who have a disorder such as anorexia and depression are at fault them self because of the way they view their own image and environment around them . Sticking food in your mouth isn't that hard and it should taste freaking good but all of a sudden all these girls feel like they must stop eating to make them self look better...just look at the facts, the highest percentage of anorexia is in the rich white girl category. It is rare as it is to find a male anorexic ... why? because the anorexia is a condition that the woman places herself in because of what the environment treats her like. You can treat it with medicine, I never said you can't...but I just think it shouldn't be done. If we treat these...my question is where do we stop? Soon we will be emotionless zombies walking around feeding ourselves with pills just to feel nothing.
Originally Posted by
DoesntMatter
Has it ever occured to you that mood is something largely outside of conscious control unless you're a meditating monk or something? Think people can will themselves into feeling better?
What the hell? I never said you can meditate it away. In-fact I am claiming that opposite. But what you people claim is that it is in your head and that medicine is the answer...I am saying it is in the brain AND environment and "Go **** yourself we all have problems" is the answer. It is not ignorant, psychology has been trying to cure everything...soon .. the pill to get rid of happiness and make your penis larger will be out. You can f*ck your wife and not care all at the same time!. yeay.
Originally Posted by
DoesntMatter I have a great life, and I know that consciously. But guess what? Some little part of my subconscious disagrees somewhere
So the answer is than to take a pill that fools your mind to believe that everything is ok by shutting off the part that is probably sad because of the fact that your life isn't as good as you would like it to be? Why don't we just stick ourselves in the matrix while we are at it and delete the memories of the real world.