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The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation

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Re: The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation

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Post by zuzuleinen » Sat, Mar 17, 2018, 5:21 PM UTC

ada1981 wrote: post #43

The most useful model of depression I've found is that it's anger directed inward. Essentially, a restriction of emotional freedom and a suppression of feeling all our emotions. This is typically due to trauma or neglect or some other developmental adaptation not to feel fully. This is reinforced by a culture in which people try to fix or cheer you up when sad or angry. In a culture where actually feeling basic human…

Thanks for your comment :) Can you recommend some books which had an impact on your way of thinking?

Re: The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation

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Post by drumdance » Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 11:35 PM UTC

obmelvin wrote: post #127

djsumdog wrote: post #109

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> good nutrition (veggies, nuts, olive oil, eggs, etc.) I'd highly recommend reducing carb intake; cut out your bread, sugar, starch, pasta and try to stick with meat and greens. Low carb diets (Keto, Adkins, etc.) made a huge difference for me health wise.

Ugh. Carbs are fuel. Cutting out the specifics you mentioned are good, but generally cutting out carbs is not good for most people.

Depends on the carbs. Leafy greens and other vegetables are carbs, and for the most part they're compatible with paleo style diets. It's the processed carbs like bread and sugar that should be avoided.

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