Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)" video.

  1. A hyper-individualistic, money-driven, and yet socially conformist society is very hard to live in. At least one of those three must have a safety valve. Most societies are less individualistic. Some are individualistic and money-driven, but allow for more eccentricity, and celebrate quirkiness (think Britain). Money is important, but in most places it isn't everything, and people completely obsessed with it are shunned, not admired. Nor do most people expect to be liked by everyone, or seek that out. The tyranny of "popularity" is imposed on us, to the point where it can affect our very ability to make a living -- or, it can make someone rich for no obvious reason. We have a hard row to hoe.
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  2. Thank you for that.
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  3.  @naiIzz  That wasn't what he meant.
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  4.  @iamashithead  Prescribing a pill with no psychotherapy is ordinary. You must not understand how therapy is usually financed, or not. Administrators have more to do with it than the individual physicians.
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  5.  @ansillypants  This is because the younger the person, the higher the risk of provoking suicide using Prozac, especially Prozac with very little support. But you are right, pills ought to be a last resort in most cases. There are so many other things to do first, and that make you stronger against relapse for life.
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  6.  @ansillypants  So glad you got great therapy! Also, I think major depression is more common than the statistic that 15% will have it at some point. The most severe forms, maybe. . .
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  7.  @ansillypants  I had a less severe case, a typical "girl" case, LOL, around a typical age (about 19) and was cured, with no true relapses, but I feel that I missed the comprehensive treatment plan I needed. So, I overcame an illness, but never really came into my own. No flourishing, that's for sure. Health is more than just not being sick. :/ Before, when there was no FMLA, people couldn't take off from work to do what truly needed to be done. (Today, they can't afford to, but that's another problem.) If everyone could get three solid months of attention: a walk in a wooded area or on a beach every day, yoga every day, an excellent diet, massage every week, some sort of meditation or self-hypnosis, some sort of art to work on, and someone to pay attention to them, LOTS of hugs, but also to insist on a schedule, love and warmth without coddling or slacking -- you'd see a lot of stronger people bouncing back. What is three months in an entire life?
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  8. P.S. Also, when you're young, three months is plenty to lay a solid foundation. As you get older, getting well takes longer. People need to do it when needed, and get on top of it -- I wish I had.
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  9. Or, did at some point.
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  10. WHAT entitlement? Working 40 hours a week is not enough to guarantee against homelessness, much less . . . Oh, and if you're not rich, "it's your own fault." Think of the kind of mind that thinks that, and says it out loud. Not a resilient person, when "time and chance" happen; time and chance happen to them all.
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  11.  @kelmoy6343  Oh I see, you mean like when the Federal Reserve plows trillions a year into Wall Street and such. Yeah, but that just ensures that Manhattan penthouse dwellers will not end up homeless. That has no bearing on your average delivery truck driver or barista, or the construction worker or sanitation worker who breaks his back. You know, the easy jobs.
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