Message from @Blarn
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I don't think you know how antidepressants work so
It's fucking shitty when you can't feel love for people you care about even if you stop hurting yourself
I can't feel love while on antidepressants but I couldn't feel it before either
I just can't bare not being able to love my boyfriend which is what medication does to me. Seriously makes me feel like absolute shit
I barely have any "ups and downs" now, and again nor did I before
just the difference is I'm not as fragile and I don't feel sick everyday
yeah they balance
apathetic
Shut up with that gay shit
There's no such thing
@Hyrulean Paladin I agree but some people are in a bad enough state that without medication they're completely fucked
I'd rather not feel sick everyday than "feel ups and downs"
in the end wed rather just be normal and not have a fucked mind
in the end everything can just be a mentality
No
You're talking out of your ass
exactly
It just depends on the person. It's not the same for everyone. Some people don't feel like it completely cancels their feelings. Some do. It just changes from person to person
Things can be explained with chemical mechanisms in the brain
not "mentality"
so are we just npcs?
Some things are purely the way people around us are
if its fully controlled by chemicals telling us what to do why do we have the ability to think and force ourself to feel a certain way through things like placebos
Like if you have an abusive partner it can cause you to have shit mental health
we can control those chemicals to an extent via just mentality
It's just not the same for everyone. Sure someone people have inherited depression but for some it's environment, for some it's a mix
We can't fully control these chemicals
we can influence them
But it's not only chemical
Like if you live with people who treat you like shit medication won't help change the way they treat you
ehhh
Your mind is a result of chemical reactions in the brain, not vice versa
True but environment does play a role in the whole thing
then why do placebos work
if it was fully npc a placebo should never be able to work
we have cases where people are told its a placebo and it still works
Placebos aren't self controlled
and the "telling yourself a lie so much you start to believe it"
We're a mix of genetics and environment
theres a spider on my cieling