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Is ther science inside depression?
16/m
i was very curious for the past month. my teacher brought this up that had me going crazy about it. i am so curious.
but do you think there is science behind depression? besides the normal problems people
have,
my teacher said that about 75% of humans never get over depression. She said that scientists wondered that if there is something imprinted in the brain that makes humans depressed and can never become perfectly happy.
any comments? any answers?
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Depression is a confusing condition.
Even the approved medications we have for it, we don't know WHY they work, we just know that for many people, they improve the situation or lessen symptoms.
I can tell you that a family member of mine has depression. Their brain STOPPED making serotonin almost completely for a time, and they're on oodles of medication (for lack of a better word) to correct this.
To an extent I believe that depression can be cured, depending on how bad it is, what triggered it, and the person. Some people have trouble shaking off the feeling of listlessness and are helped by treatments, while others have serious, permanent issues within their body that may not respond to anything. I'm by no means a doctor, but that's my opinion on it.
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It depends on everycase..
I took psychology and what I learned was that when there's not enough serotonin in the brain (and you're born this way...) you are depressed.
More serotonin the happier you are.
In other cases, like something traumatic happening, can cause depression. The brain is very powerful and complex but it's also very delicate and when something is triggered, it goes off no matter what. This is the case with depression.
I highly recommend reading a psychology book on the brain, you'll learn a lot about depression that way.
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Some psychologist believe that depression is hereditary. Whether that is true or not, I don't know. I think that people don't FULLY get over a depression phase. Say, your mother died (God forbid.) For a while, you would be severely depressed. After a period of time, you learn to SUPRESS the depressed feelings about the death, but they never really go extinct. Fully getting over something, and pushing it back into your subconsious mind are different things.
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Depression isn't imprinted into someone's brain. It's a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes people to become depressed. Something triggers it and that's that.
I doubt there is science behind depression.
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