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Re:Can sleep deprivation cure depression? by hive_mind on Saturday March 11, 2017 @01:02PM (#13846368)
I was thinking maybe the poorer cognition actually helps relieve the depression. Because a lot of depressives overthink (some past event, etc).
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Re:Can sleep deprivation cure depression? by pharrington on Saturday March 11, 2017 @01:07PM (#13846395)
While you are certainly less able to overthink in that state, the euphoria is a discrete phenomenon. The euphoria and poorer high-level cognition seem not to be caused by each other (obviously discounting any cyclical feedback effects once they're both in play), but instead caused by the same process.
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Re:Can sleep deprivation cure depression? by Mouse47 on Sunday March 12, 2017 @04:41PM (#13852969)
>discrete

'Distinct' you mean?

If only there was a way to get the euphoria without the reduction in function, huh?

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Re:Can sleep deprivation cure depression? by pharrington on Monday March 13, 2017 @01:01AM (#13855348)
I mean discrete.
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