I just don’t get why we blanket everything under genetics.. Can that actually be proven? For instance with depression, I often hear yeah it’s genetics, nothing to be done but medication. But if a parent raises a child while battling depression, how on earth would they be able to show up fully to be able to raise a healthy, emotionally supported child? If we know adverse childhood experiences and emotional neglect changes the brain, then how is it supposed to make the right amount of chemicals? So when it’s said depression is genetics, how did they actually prove that for instance?
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you can prove that genetics plays a role by showing that people with certain genes are more likely to have the condition (than people without that gene). Since genes do not change during one’s lifetime, we can say that genes “cause” the condtion, or rather increase the risk of it.
people who “blanket everything under genetics” refuse to take responsibility for their lives, or lives of those around them.
“Depression is because of genetics” means there is nothing you could do to end it.
“Depression increases risk of depression, but environment and thought patterns also matter a lot” means that a person can take steps to get better. It will be a long and hard journey, which is why some people try to avoid it.
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