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"

Not necessarily

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

You can't control your brain receptors

should i kill or befriend