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Originally Posted by Archalen
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There is a complex relationship between our personal narrative and our biochemistry. It is true that you can affect your mood and biochemistry through an improvement in personal narrative and thought processes. However, there evidence to suggest that the inverse is also true; personal narrative and thought processes change almost reflexively as a response to "efficiency of neurotransmitter function," for lack of a better phrase. We see this in medications which are sometimes effective. Another thing among many to consider is that the atrophy of the hippocampus can occur during early stages of brain development (you can't fault a child for having a shitty childhood), and we are not certain that neurogenesis due to CBT and other narrative-improvement therapies can fully restore healthy brain matter in all cases. And this is only part of the issue.
If you have a healthy mind though, it is selfish of you not to do a little legwork before you piss out your stupid, shitty opinion.
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I do not see the point you are attempting to make. No one is arguing mental illness is not real, or mental illness can not alter brain chemistry over time.