Hormones and the mental health of crazy people

[Violet]

[Zidneya]

Hahaha I like this girl.


As for answering your question. No I don't think you are crazy for thinking that. Neurological speaking it makes sense.

[Minimalist]

Seems as if a chat with your prescribing physician may be in order.

[Ravenshire]

I'm with Min.

[Nine]

Hormones really do affect the mind especially with emotions. It's certainly worth doing what Min said.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

That's cray.

[Rayaan]

[Little lunch]

I have been in a similar position years ago when I was remote and ran out of pot and cigarettes. My suggestion is to read a lot, keep busy and stay away from annoying people.
Good luck. :-)

[JuliaL]

Our lack of understanding of the complex interactions in the network of neurochemistry which results in consciousness makes any simplistic statement such as: "an imbalance in chemical X causes insanity" effectively meaningless.
Sure, sufficient doses of methamphetamine or cocaine will make one feel really good temporarily, but the long term damage done by chronic use makes taking them a bad idea.
The association between testosterone and violent aggressive behavior is documented, but the mechanism needs much more study before detailed causation can be explained and the side effects accurately predicted. Personally, I wonder what the subjective experience is but I'm not willing to pull the trigger on that gun to find out for myself.

[StealthySkeptic]

See, this is why I don't take stock in the idea of a "soul." If our personality was so wrapped up in something immaterial, how could it possibly be affected by chemical imbalances in our brain, brain damage, etc.?

Slight tangent aside, I definitely would see your psychiatrist and/or physician.