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Ilsa

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4. I think a lot is biological, and for some people who

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 03:14 PM

Apr 2017

seem to have no MH issues, trauma can "rewire" the brain so that an event will kick off depression or anxiety that can't be cured only with talk therapy or cognitive therapy. Therapy helps, but they need medication to "kick-start" proper synapse firing or something like that. I think some people can eventually be weaned from medication, depending on the diagnosis, what transpired to create the mH isproblem, etc. I think some people are more pre-disposed to having MH issues due to biology, not just environment.

My view is simplistic, I guess, but doesn't judge the basis for requiring help with either or both types of therapy.

Am I making sense?

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Tobin S. Apr 2017 OP

Do you think it is genetic? kimbutgar Apr 2017 #1

Yeah, my dad and his brother both have suffered from severe depression. Tobin S. Apr 2017 #3

i think that it is very largely biological. mopinko Apr 2017 #2

I work as a substitute teacher and just this last week I encountered two first graders who were kimbutgar Apr 2017 #5

I think a lot is biological, and for some people who Ilsa Apr 2017 #4

Yes, meds and talking is the best way to teach those coping skills. kimbutgar Apr 2017 #6

Yeah, you're making sense. Tobin S. Apr 2017 #7

I didn't interpret your comments that way. Ilsa Apr 2017 #10

Biological and hereditary LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #8

Life-long bipolar here Bayard Apr 2017 #9

Clinical social worker with panic disorder chiming in DeadLetterOffice Apr 2017 #11

Bipolar father and depressed mother TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #12