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It seems like now I'm comfortable as seeing myself in that role, as having a chemical imbalance in my brain which makes me different from 99% of the population, now AA's telling me something different.
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On the one hand is the qualified opinion of the medical proffession - on the other a point of view. Please don't get caught in the middle!!
My husband has fairly serious depression, I utterly believe there's a chemical imbalance. He had a really rough week last week and it was so obvious something was VERY wrong. He has an alcohol problem - yes alcohol aggrivates the depression - personally I don't doubt depression had lots to do with him getting addicted. Either way all I know god help the person who tries to tell me the depression isn't as real as the nose on my face!
I can't for the life of me see why people find mental health so hard to get their head round - who can seriously believe we have this very complex organ (our brain) that (unlike the rest of the body) is immune to physical problems?
I put it down to mythologies of the sacredness of our thoughts - but myth it is because the brain is JUST a body part, an important one but absolutely as physical as any other.