tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post4049916573160374557..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Depression in Great Britain and AmericaStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-79363683364841372062017-09-16T21:39:17.046-07:002017-09-16T21:39:17.046-07:00Sam, your wardrobe talk about you. Sam, your wardrobe talk about you. Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-89499304146336243082017-09-16T19:06:48.528-07:002017-09-16T19:06:48.528-07:00My shirt's neutral, Jack. Why you dissin'...My shirt's neutral, Jack. Why you dissin' my shirt, Huh? You can't even SEE my shirt, so it's all in YOUR mind, and not on MY back, Jack! Unless you had some other shirt in mind. In which case, all is forgiven.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-43324017524427368072017-09-16T16:25:56.817-07:002017-09-16T16:25:56.817-07:00AO, do you believe anyone on this blog cares wheth...AO, do you believe anyone on this blog cares whether you disagree or. It?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-36493191751826762292017-09-16T12:08:36.106-07:002017-09-16T12:08:36.106-07:00Your shirt's depressing.Your shirt's depressing.Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-63042552904811444822017-09-16T10:47:06.101-07:002017-09-16T10:47:06.101-07:00Beats me. I'm not depressed. My buttons are ...Beats me. I'm not depressed. My buttons are not depressed, either. Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-1190703458763647212017-09-16T08:42:44.413-07:002017-09-16T08:42:44.413-07:00Overall no disagreement here.
I can't guess ...Overall no disagreement here. <br /><br />I can't guess how many people I know who are on anti-depression meds, but the few I know, if you asked them if it was helping them be happier, I expect their answer would be something different - it helps them get out of bed and to work, so they don't lose their job, and so they can pay their bills, and do the same thing the next day. <br /><br />And on my crude over-generalized analysis, debt seems to be a large part of the problem, that is to say people in debt have to work harder, second jobs, and so meds help them get their work done, and then they reward themselves by momentary pleasures of spending money they shouldn't, convincing themselves that they "deserve it", while this just keeps them in debt, and keeps them working so hard they need meds to keep working. <br /><br />This analysis would put 100% of the blame on the people themselves, but they are enabled, and get caught in these cycles (whether payday loans for the ultrapoor, or holding credit card balances for middle class), because these solutions EXIST and WORK, and allow hard decisions on spending to be avoided, and once that habit works for a few years, its a hard habit to break. And even one person who declared bankruptcy a second time, with no credit now, she still works two jobs, and "rewards" herself by consumerism to feel better.<br /><br />Oh, and to religion, we can also reflect that "megachurches" are the most popular ones, and they're so popular that you might as well stay home and watch the feel good preacher on the television and you can feel better by sending him $5 one week, and a year later find yourself giving 10% of your income to the televangelist, since the volunteer callers are so kind when they ask for more, and sometimes they'll listen to your problems sympathetically, and offer prayers, and sells prosperity gospel promises for future returns on every penny given to God.<br /><br />I guess cynicism is one defense against depression. How do you tell other people to live below your means when you yourself don't have to? <br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-74088702485703596072017-09-16T08:35:52.329-07:002017-09-16T08:35:52.329-07:00Presumably, they do. To the best of my knowledge m...Presumably, they do. To the best of my knowledge most prescriptions today are for SSRIs-- and not the MAO inhibitors or the tricyclics. If anyone knows otherwise please inform us. I think you are aiming at an important point... many SSRIs are prescribed in conjunction with a cocktail of other medications... so the stats are generally a bit skewed. Apparently, if you add all psychiatric medications, the nation that has the highest per capita consumption is France.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-87717188143984301372017-09-16T08:15:27.124-07:002017-09-16T08:15:27.124-07:00So many different kinds and anti-depressants perha...So many different kinds and anti-depressants perhaps because people respond to one kind and not the other, or because of adverse interactions with other medications?<br /><br />Do the English have the same definition for depression as here in the US?Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.com