I think it is abnormal to be trans.

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

chemical imbalances

That one was actually just a hypothesis that didn't work out.

There are real chemical imbalances, they're severe metabolic disorders. The pop psychology model of chemical imbalances doesn't hold. Still, an unfortunate number of medical professionals aren't up to date.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

As a person who not only suffers from mood issues, and having half a brain, I know for a fact chemicals impact me profoundly, like all living things. A potato is made of chemicals. The air is made of chemicals. Everything is chemicals. Imbalances happen - from our exercise or lack thereof to the food we choose to ingest to the toxins in our environment or plastic bottles or your soy milk. The frogs aren't gay for no reason.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

As a person who not only suffers from mood issues, and having half a brain, I know for a fact chemicals impact me profoundly

Fantastic, since you have intuited these things I'll tell all the scientists to go home.

Show me evidence there are chemical imbalances. Not theory, not speculation. Proof anyone ever with depression was measured and found to be lacking specific neurotransmitters.

[–]Node 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Without getting into potential effects, aren't chemical imbalances possible? Like if you somehow had zero salt intake, it would seem that you would end up being unbalanced in your salt levels. Yes?

Specific effects would probably vary, based on numerous factors.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Chemical imbalances are possible but they're severe metabolic disorders.

Sometimes I wonder if somebody with a loved one who had one of these rare disorders faked antidepressants as being useful for depression to develop the medications. There is no evidence that ever happened however.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

The SSRI's stuff was garbage poison for me. That was an artificially created imbalance. They poisoned me for years until any of them bothered to get a blood sample from me only to discover that my vitamin D levels were "in the basement". Vitamin D helps a lot as is evidenced by no shortage of documentation, as is ketamine for chronic depression. But these and other solutions aren't profitable for Big Pharma.

If my living testimony isn't proof enough you can go fuck yourself.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

my living testimony isn't proof enough

Fuck no, not when it affects millions of people. Need hard facts not feelings.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Do your own homework. I told you what to look up.