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  ANTI-DEPRESSANT medication for the last 60 years now proved to be based on poorly supported false theory

  by Terry in

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  "the chemical imbalance theory of depression is still put forward by professionals, and the serotonin theory, in particular, has formed the basis of a considerable research effort over the last few decades.

  the general public widely believes that depression has been convincingly demonstrated to be the result of serotonin or other chemical abnormalities, and this belief shapes how people understand their moods, leading to a pessimistic outlook on the outcome of depression and negative expectancies about the possibility of self-regulation of mood""read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m92v7hb0njm2mnvnu6nv0kpnkzloe-_k4crh_wphpti/edit?usp=sharing.

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  Given that as a Brit l didn't have to pay for my medication at point of contact as it was on the NHS l was happy to try it .

  What better thing for a drug company than to have people demand a product that the government pays for. Hoe many people wouldn't need them so much if the costs were more direct?

  In fact how do you suggest that anyone suffering from depression of any kind be treated without drugs

  It's widely recognized that hard work and exercise work wonders for mental well-being. Why not solve the cause rather than the symptoms?

  NOTE: This is not a comment about your particular case, but about the over-prescribing issue in general. I think it's hard to argue that the medical industry makes obscene profits by pushing drugs onto people who maybe don't really need them. The fact that so many studies and data is falsified is a smoking gun.
  
  
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  2 outrageous quotes from The WT Society

  by GabeAthouse in

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  "can the ethiopian change his skin?

  ", feb. 15, 1904 watch tower.

  we answer, no.

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  It's funny how changing race is seen as silly and laughable.

  The reality is that I'm way closer to being a black man or an asian man then I ever would be to being a woman. If I claimed I was black or asian I'd be condemned and cancelled, but if I said I thought I was a woman it would not only be affirmed, but I would be encouraged to take medications and have surgery to make it "real" and it would be illegal for anyone to even ask "are you sure you're not just a little crazy?"
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  2 outrageous quotes from The WT Society

  by GabeAthouse in

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  "can the ethiopian change his skin?

  ", feb. 15, 1904 watch tower.

  we answer, no.

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  'The Ethiopian' lol

  Hey, that's our Prime Minister, show some respect for Trudeau!

  Is it him? He's done blackface so often, it's difficult to tell ...
  
  
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  Can a Bank "legally" steal your $$   ??

  by Terry in

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  when a bank fails, it is legal for that lending institution to perform a "bail-in" (rather than a bailout) for itself.. .

  the first sign or signal to the depositor is a red flag moment easy to recognize.

  the atm is "out of cash"..

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  With currency debasement / inflation, the government is literally taking the value of your money from your account.

  They then tax you on the notional gains you made as the denominated price of your house and assets increase.

  Remember - it's important to separate money from the value of money. The value is what goods and services it can buy. If $100 could buy all the goods in the world, and they print another $100, then the value halved. If you had $1 in your bank you still have $1 but the value is now $0.50 of what it was based on what you can buy with it.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Lloyd meets Lucille ...
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  ANTI-DEPRESSANT medication for the last 60 years now proved to be based on poorly supported false theory

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "the chemical imbalance theory of depression is still put forward by professionals, and the serotonin theory, in particular, has formed the basis of a considerable research effort over the last few decades.

  the general public widely believes that depression has been convincingly demonstrated to be the result of serotonin or other chemical abnormalities, and this belief shapes how people understand their moods, leading to a pessimistic outlook on the outcome of depression and negative expectancies about the possibility of self-regulation of mood""read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m92v7hb0njm2mnvnu6nv0kpnkzloe-_k4crh_wphpti/edit?usp=sharing.

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  Everyone is different, even if you are convinced something worked for you it isn't proof that it did. Placebos have been proven to "work" even though we know they can't.
  
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  ANTI-DEPRESSANT medication for the last 60 years now proved to be based on poorly supported false theory

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "the chemical imbalance theory of depression is still put forward by professionals, and the serotonin theory, in particular, has formed the basis of a considerable research effort over the last few decades.

  the general public widely believes that depression has been convincingly demonstrated to be the result of serotonin or other chemical abnormalities, and this belief shapes how people understand their moods, leading to a pessimistic outlook on the outcome of depression and negative expectancies about the possibility of self-regulation of mood""read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m92v7hb0njm2mnvnu6nv0kpnkzloe-_k4crh_wphpti/edit?usp=sharing.

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  The amount of medical "facts" that turn out to be fraud is utterly criminal.

  It's because big $$$ is involved. Remember that next time you're told to "trust the science".

  It's still mostly a profession of charlatans and butchers.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  For $0.50c he'll do the truffle shuffle
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  Do you believe that this life is all there is

  by Fisherman in

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  the bible records resurrections and there is orher evidence besides that gives hope.

  what do you think, is there enough evidence to believe in another life?.

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  The Bible records resurrections

  No it doesn't. It contains baseless stories.

  and there is orher evidence besides that gives hope.

  No there isn't, if there was you could point to it.

  What do you think, is there enough evidence to believe in another life?

  There's only stories and wishful thinking I'm afraid.
  
  
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  Can a Bank "legally" steal your $$   ??

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when a bank fails, it is legal for that lending institution to perform a "bail-in" (rather than a bailout) for itself.. .

  the first sign or signal to the depositor is a red flag moment easy to recognize.

  the atm is "out of cash"..

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  Your money? It's their money - you're just a creditor. There's no guarantee you will get your money back, you may get an "equivalent" of shared issued by the bank-that-went-bust (imagine how valuable those would be!)

  One of the reasons double-entry accounting is so confusing is we're so used to seeing accounting entries from the banks perspective.