Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain

Re:Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain by 0xcde4c3db on Thursday March 01, 2018 @10:40PM (#16498801)

I would describe those as coping strategies to avoid maladaptive behavior, not changing the underlying emotional state. I find it hard to see how "actually choose how to feel" can mean anything but the latter.

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Re:Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain by grzm on Thursday March 01, 2018 @11:17PM (#16498969)

Then I believe, given the greater context, that you're choosing to read it uncharitably. If your point is to search for greater clarification and mutual understanding, as opposed to argument, I think you can likely do better than your current approach.

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Re:Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain by 0xcde4c3db on Friday March 02, 2018 @09:40AM (#16501646)

> If your point is to search for greater clarification and mutual understanding, as opposed to argument

I don't believe those things are actually opposed in any meaningful way. Also, I think it's possible to take the principle of charity too far. At some point, it's just as much putting words in people's mouths as a knee-jerk misinterpretation.

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