Why carry on?
Tradition.
My parents thought enough of life (and sex) to live long enough to have me.
My grandparents thought enough of life (and sex) to live long enough to have them.
My great grandparents thought enough of (etc.,etc.,etc.)
Three and a fraction billion years and none of my direct ancestors were too stupid, ugly or weak to reproduce.
You can say the same with justified pride and intention to keep the flame going through hard times.
We are the tiny fraction of the chemistry in the universe who is able to bitch about our condition. Be proud.
I think the problem with medication in mental health scenarios largely comes from
not understanding the complexity of the system which generates emotion
on top of consciousness on top of biology on top of chemistry. With the
best of intentions, mental health professionals try to hotfix neurochemical
massively parallel processing networks by slugging them with other
chemicals whose actions and interactions they can only sort of forsee.
Like adjusting a Rolex with a sledge hammer, the results can be unpredictable.
But it is the only sledge hammer they have and they are tasked by society
(us) with making that fix, so they do the best they can.
Tradition.
My parents thought enough of life (and sex) to live long enough to have me.
My grandparents thought enough of life (and sex) to live long enough to have them.
My great grandparents thought enough of (etc.,etc.,etc.)
Three and a fraction billion years and none of my direct ancestors were too stupid, ugly or weak to reproduce.
You can say the same with justified pride and intention to keep the flame going through hard times.
We are the tiny fraction of the chemistry in the universe who is able to bitch about our condition. Be proud.
I think the problem with medication in mental health scenarios largely comes from
not understanding the complexity of the system which generates emotion
on top of consciousness on top of biology on top of chemistry. With the
best of intentions, mental health professionals try to hotfix neurochemical
massively parallel processing networks by slugging them with other
chemicals whose actions and interactions they can only sort of forsee.
Like adjusting a Rolex with a sledge hammer, the results can be unpredictable.
But it is the only sledge hammer they have and they are tasked by society
(us) with making that fix, so they do the best they can.
