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The one thing we do know is that the chemical imbalance theory - the theory that people get depressed when they don't have enough serotonin in their brain - we know that that's wrong. ~ Irving Kirsch
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Irving Kirsch
The results of decades of neurotransmitter-depletion studies point to one inescapable conclusion: low levels or serotonin, norepinephrine or dopamine do not cause depression. here is how the authors of the most complete meta-analysis of serotonin-depletion studies summarized the data: Although previously the monoamine systems were considered to be responsible for the development of major depressive disorder (MDD), the available evidence to date does not support a direct causal relationship with MDD. There is no simple direct correlation of serotonin or norepinephrine levels in the brain and mood.' In other words, after a half-century of research, the chemical-imbalance hypothesis as promulgated by the drug companies that manufacture SSRIs and other antidepressants is not only with clear and consistent support, but has been disproved by experimental evidence. ~ Irving Kirsch
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Irving Kirsch
You have a chemical imbalance, that is all. If you were a diabetic, would you be ashamed ~ Ned Vizzini
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Ned Vizzini
When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that. ~ Tom Cruise
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Tom Cruise
You see, people in the depressive position are often stigmatised as 'failures' or 'losers'. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. If these people are in the depressive position, it is most probably because they have tried too hard or taken on too much, so hard and so much that they have made themselves 'ill with depression'. In other words, if these people are in the depressive position, it is because their world was simply not good enough for them. They wanted more, they wanted better, and they wanted different, not just for themselves, but for all those around them. So if they are failures or losers, this is only because they set the bar far too high. They could have swept everything under the carpet and pretended, as many people do, that all is for the best in the best of possible worlds. But unlike many people, they had the honesty and the strength to admit that something was amiss, that something was not quite right. So rather than being failures or losers, they are just the opposite: they are ambitious, they are truthful, and they are courageous. And that is precisely why they got 'ill'. To make them believe that they are suffering from some chemical imbalance in the brain and that their recovery depends solely or even mostly on popping pills is to do them a great disfavour: it is to deny them the precious opportunity not only to identify and address important life problems, but also to develop a deeper and more refined appreciation of themselves and of th ~ Neel Burton
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Neel Burton
He seems so drugged up and slow. I miss his laughter, his impulsiveness, his wacky sense of humour, even his obsessive practicing. It makes me wonder who he actually is. If the old Flynn was ill – courtesy of a chemical imbalance in the brain – is this lithiumed Flynn the real MyCoy? Or perhaps both characters are just facets of a hidden, deeper soul that I have yet to meet. I just don't know. Sometimes I fear that the drug-free Flynn searingly manic, then catastrophically depressed – is who he really is. But because in that form he is not acceptable to conventional society, he has to be drugged so that his emotions are tempered and his behavior controlled. Perhaps we are blindly living in an Orwellian society where individualism is feared and the biggest pressure is the one to conform. Perhaps Flynn is sane and the rest of the world is mad. The thoughts go round and round in my head. ~ Tabitha Suzuma
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Tabitha Suzuma
And what science had revealed was this: Prior to treatment, patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, and other psychiatric disorders do not suffer from any known "chemical imbalance". However, once a person is put on a psychiatric medication, which, in one manner or another, throws a wrench into the usual mechanics of a neuronal pathway, his or her brain begins to function, as Hyman observed, abnormally. ~ Robert Whitaker
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Robert Whitaker
Despite what many modern educators would say, this is not a psychological disturbance brought on by violent television or chemical imbalance. Aggression is part of the masculine design; we are hardwired for it. ~ John Eldredge
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by John Eldredge
You can talk about depression as a "chemical imbalance" all you want, but it presents itself as an external antagonist - a "demon," a "beast," or a "black dog," as Samuel Johnson called it. It could pounce at any time, even in the most innocuous setting. ~ Barbara Ehrenreich
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Barbara Ehrenreich
There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance. ~ Tom Cruise
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Tom Cruise
God judges men from the inside out; men judge men from the outside in. Perhaps to God, an extreme mental patient is doing quite well in going a month without murder, for he fought his chemical imbalance and succeeded; oppositely, perhaps the healthy, able and stable man who has never murdered in his life yet went a lifetime consciously, willingly never loving anyone but himself may then be subject to harsher judgment than the extreme mental patient. It might be so that God will stand for the weak and question the strong. ~ Criss Jami
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Criss Jami
If the social stress is physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, the way to treat the depression is to stop the abuse. Unfortunately, advocates of the biochemical treatment of depression have gone along with the view of academic theory and popular culture that the problem is entirely within the skull of the victim. Enthusiasm for biochemical treatment and research is partly due to the fact that it helps perpetuate the myth that suicide and depression should be treated by changing the victim, not by changing ourselves. As long as we have a narrow view of the causes of biochemical imbalance, such as limiting it to innate genetic defects, we can practice denial on the social complicity in the causation of suicide. The narrow view does nothing to help reduce pain and increase resources for the millions of people whose problems do not respond to medications. It also deprives us of an opportunity for progress in a much broader area for social reform. The dynamics behind the oppression of the suicidal is similar to the dynamics of other forms of injustice; progress in one area can support progress in other areas. ~ David L. Conroy
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by David L. Conroy
There's a new science out called orthomolecular medicine. You correct the chemical imbalance with amino acids and vitamins and minerals that are naturally in the body. ~ Margot Kidder
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Margot Kidder
Eventually, if you're lucky in life, you find someone with the same chemical imbalance you have. ~ Robert Breault
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Robert Breault
People who kill themselves generally suffer from severe clinical depression," I said. "Their reasons for choosing suicide are not always rational. It's often a chemical imbalance that leads them to the choice. ~ Lisa Unger
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Lisa Unger
In the Gaia theory air, water, and soil are major components of one central organism, planet Earth. What we typically think of as life - the plants and animals that inhabit the earth - has evolved merely to regulate the chemistry of the biosphere. Humans are insignificant participants, far less important to the life cycle than termites. Even the imbalance that we have created by adding massive quantities of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere may be brought back to acceptable levels by other organisms functioning in their capacity to correct excesses. ~ David Easton
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by David Easton
Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness at all. Often, it can be a normal reaction to abnormal situations. Poverty, unemployment, and the loss of loved ones can make people depressed, and these social and situational causes of depression cannot be changed by drugs. ~ Irving Kirsch
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Irving Kirsch
I have a chemical imbalance that, in its most extreme state, will lead me to a mental hospital. ~ Carrie Fisher
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Carrie Fisher
I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest. ~ Lydia Lunch
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Lydia Lunch
It was around this time that a psychiatrist diagnosed me with both depression and ADD. Though there was no doubt I was depressed, I refused to take the pills that he prescribed, instead throwing them away. I knew then that my utter misery and universal disinterest were not due to a chemical imbalance. This wasn't something that could just be medicated out of me - I just hated where I was. ~ Sophia Amoruso
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Sophia Amoruso
You said love, I say chemical imbalance. ~ Ian Kelsey
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Ian Kelsey
Happiness is a temporary chemical imbalance of the true state of mind. ~ Drew Hayes
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Drew Hayes
A significant number of people diagnosed with mental illness have psychic abilities not yet under control. They may have true mental illness as well, including faulty neurological wiring and chemical imbalance. However, some people have mental breaks because of psychic abilities they don't know how to handle. ~ Shepherd Hoodwin
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Shepherd Hoodwin
Trust me, this whole freakout is probably just hormonal. You only gave birth, what, a week ago? Your body's still, like, a wasteland of chemical imbalance. ~ Brian K. Vaughan
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Brian K. Vaughan
I have spent years ... clinging to the understanding that I
was a defective biological unit ....

This may truly be a valuable
perspective for those who observe mental illness, but for
me, as a subject, this tree bore only dry and tasteless fruit ...

I have a chemical imbalance; I really didn't feel those
things.
I have a chemical imbalance; I didn't really experience
those things.
I have a chemical imbalance; I didn't really think
those things ...

Here is an insight! The entire human drama of love, suffering,
ecstasy, and joy, just chemistry. ~ D.A. Granger
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by D.A. Granger
I can tell you that "Just cheer up" is almost universally looked at as the most unhelpful depression cure ever. It's pretty much the equivalent of telling someone who just had their legs amputated to "just walk it off." Some people don't understand that for a lot of us, mental illness is a severe chemical imbalance rather just having "a case of the Mondays." Those same well-meaning people will tell me that I'm keeping myself from recovering because I really "just need to cheer up and smile." That's when I consider chopping off their arms and then blaming them for not picking up their severed arms so they can take them to the hospital to get reattached. ~ Jenny Lawson
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Jenny Lawson
Whenever I start to doubt if I'm worth the eternal trouble of medication and therapy, I remember those people who let the fog win. And I push myself to stay healthy. I remind myself that I'm not fighting against me ... I'm fighting against a chemical imbalance ... a tangible thing. ~ Jenny Lawson
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Jenny Lawson
Chemically, I'm as off as I can be. But you fix me. ~ Crystal Woods
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Crystal Woods
You know." My voice was laced with sarcasm. "I love being reminded of just how f*cked up people find my company. One minute, I'm asked to be more loving and sweet. In fact, someone once told me it was downright adorable. But when I actually give the public what they want, they think I'm suffering from a chemical imbalance. ~ J.A. Saare
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by J.A. Saare
Eating more than you need is not necessarily a sign of a chemical imbalance or eating the wrong types of food. It is a sign that you are fundamentally out of balance. ~ Nancy Dale
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Nancy Dale
I had low blood sugar, a chemical imbalance, plus the normal nervous breakdown everyone goes through from adolescence to adulthood. ~ Mel Brooks
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Mel Brooks
Favoring 'resolution' the way we do, it is hard for us men to write great love stories. Why?, because we want to tell too much. We aren't satisfied unless at the end of the story the characters are lying there, panting. ~ Roman Payne
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Roman Payne
May you walk a lighted path. May you fight for truth - your truth, not someone else's - and may you understand, above all things, that you are the most important concept, theory, and philosophy I have ever known. ~ Marisha Pessl
Chemical Imbalance Theory quotes by Marisha Pessl
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