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Old Jan 18, 2011, 11:35 AM
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I didn't want meds to interfere with feeling feelings that I do need to feel/deal with......she says, I understand that, but perhaps it would be better if the lows weren't so low?
Yes, these are the 2 areas that need to be considered when making this decision. You can always do a trial and see what happens?

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Oh - I just can't understand if this depression/emotional intensity stuff is an issue that would be with me even if I had had more 'normal' stable childhood.....well, I guess I'm trying to separate the biochemical from the situational/social/circumstantial, nature vs. nurture....Maybe even when I have childhood processed, the depression/emotional stuff will remain.....or will it actually be stabilized?
From everything that I have learned, for any disease you need the genetics for it and you need the environment. If either one is missing the chance for the disease is very low if at all.

I have seen many people, including myself, heal after they worked through the issues. I know that my environment caused my problems. Once I corrected the problems mental health became mine. I have seen it over and over again.
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Thanks for this!
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