Eli5: why is there no test for the “chemical imbalance” that is often mentioned for depression?
In: Chemistry
There’s a theory i believe in that depression is a behavior and not an affliction. Instead of saying ‘i have depression’, you might rather say ‘i am depressing.’
Furthermore, it is not necessarily a bad thing ‘to depress.’
It may be a degraded state of living, however it is part of the body’s way to cope with loss, grief, obstruction of a want or desire. It provides a new perspective that might reveal sources of entitlement or unreasonable expectations.
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