research is ongoing but it does involve more than just serotonin, at least as far as neurotransmitters
speaking as someone who’s been clinically depressed since age 17, I think depression should be reclassified as a symptom and split into several mood disorders that cause it. in my case a majority of it was caused by undiagnosed ADHD making it an absolute nightmare for me to be a good student, and that was kinda the most important thing to me for a majority of my life
uh, i feel uncomfortable? isn’t that how everyone feels when socially pressured to say yes? 😅
doesn’t happen to me that often these days because my friendships have naturally gravitated towards people who don’t pressure me into stuff (except when like, i clearly need to be dragged out of the house for a mental health walk or something)
rn i feel like some combo of test subject and celebrity interviewee. i hope this questioning isn’t somehow engineered to get my banking info lol
Has serotonergic dysfunction been similarly proven to be the nexus of depression in the same way dopaminergic dysfunction is associated with ADHD?
research is ongoing but it does involve more than just serotonin, at least as far as neurotransmitters
speaking as someone who’s been clinically depressed since age 17, I think depression should be reclassified as a symptom and split into several mood disorders that cause it. in my case a majority of it was caused by undiagnosed ADHD making it an absolute nightmare for me to be a good student, and that was kinda the most important thing to me for a majority of my life
the research is still nebulous. and underfunded
How do you think your relationships with other people and in particular those close to you played out?
I’m definitely socially stunted lol
but I’m lucky to be close with most of my family and several good friends
What happens when you want to say no but cant (how often would you say that happens, if ever)?
uh, i feel uncomfortable? isn’t that how everyone feels when socially pressured to say yes? 😅
doesn’t happen to me that often these days because my friendships have naturally gravitated towards people who don’t pressure me into stuff (except when like, i clearly need to be dragged out of the house for a mental health walk or something)
rn i feel like some combo of test subject and celebrity interviewee. i hope this questioning isn’t somehow engineered to get my banking info lol
Nah, u good. Glad to hear you’ve cultivated the network around you in that way. It seems rather uncommon but we have that in common ourselves
i am very lucky. my buds be keepin me going when i can’t do it on my own 🥹
Its a huge problem. Crappy parents raise yes-men who destroy themsevrs every time they wrongfully dont say no to bullshit