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somehow I doubt that someone with depression/bipolar disorder would be the best candidate to be a warrior
They would be constantly vigilant and unpredictable to someone unfamiliar with that particular trait. When wandering you might only have yourself as a reference so they would be a counter to that
Ohhhh, so it's this DNA thing and not the fact that my Daddy didn't love me?
That's the whole point of antidepressant medication. It alleviates symptoms in someone who is sick, but otherwise has no effect on someone who is healthy.
Amateur question: if we've retained these ostensibly dangerous or at least deleterious viral codes in our DNA, is there any reason why these virii don't serve a important evolutionary or remedial (maybe crisis) purpose?
I read somewhere that hunters who hide in one place and need to stay focused for several hours of the day, have an advantage of being schizophrenic to a degree
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Men who were prone to alternative/extreme states of consciousness would have been better able to summon up the wild emotions necessary for savagery and violence, making them better fighters and hence giving them better mating prospects.
somehow I doubt that someone with depression/bipolar disorder would be the best candidate to be a warrior
Ohhhh, so it's this DNA thing and not the fact that my Daddy didn't love me?
Ohhhh, so it's this DNA thing and not the fact that my Daddy didn't love me?
Depression is fundamentally different than being sad about things. Trauma can trigger it, but not by merely being sad. That's the whole point of antidepressant medication. It alleviates symptoms in someone who is sick, but otherwise has no effect on someone who is healthy.
Trauma, especially childhood trauma related to primary attachment figures can absolutely cause depression.
CBT has the same impact on the brain as antidepressants after only 3 months (assuming the cient is committed to CBT, most don't follow through).
Not being loved by a primary attachment figure doesn't just make people sad. It causes a great deal of emotional distress.
Ohhhh, so it's this DNA thing and not the fact that my Daddy didn't love me?
Many people diagnosed with severe mental illness, like my brother, have excellent upbringings including a great father. What are you trying to achieve bybsaying this? You sound ignorant and antagonistic to vulnerable people.
Also, as much as this comment might strike a cord with people, there is a great deal of truth to it. Just as there is a great deal of truth to your brother's experience. Attachment trauma is real. Trauma related to a primary attachment figure is a real source of pain for people.
Ohhhh, so it's this DNA thing and not the fact that my Daddy didn't love me?
As someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder your comment hit me in a way that made me very angry. Don't insult my father like that.