> D. Jay Newman wrote:
> 
> > Chronic depression is a disease of the brain: certain neurotransmitters
> > don't work right.
> 
> This is just one way to look at it. Nobody knows /why/ they don't work
> right. (Of course you can find another "cause" of why they don't work
> right, but that still doesn't answer the "why question": it just shifts to
> that next "cause". There's no end to this, on this road.)

Agreed. The brain is still fairly unknown.

> Drugs are just the most invested-in way to deal with this, but by far not
> the only one -- no matter what any medical journal says.

I never said that it is the only method.

> My neurotransmitters don't work right either, and if it were up to them and
> their literature, I'd be on drugs for a lifetime. I'm not, and I'm just
> fine. Wasn't easy to get there, and isn't always easy to remain there.
> 
> Don't bash lightly the power of will. And of faith. In the end, it's about
> living; the medical community doesn't necessarily know much about this.

I rarely bash the power of will. I was trained in magic since an early
age, and most of that is will and visualization (this "self-hypnosis" if
the term "magic" doesn't work for you). This works fine for me when I'm not
under too much stress.

I'm glad that you found a solution, but I would suggest not telling
people that your solution will work for every case. Drugs are good
for some cases and even ECT works for some.

I believe that lifestyle changes are necessary for a long-term solution,
but the changes will probably differ for each individual.

> Gerhard
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