Posted by NoMotic on November 26, 2003, at 14:59:20
In reply to Re: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, posted by Ron Jones on November 26, 2003, at 13:37:13
> No one knows the cause of mental illness or how to cure it.So your ideas or just as good as Freuds.
True, to a certain extent. But...
That's like saying - if I get mouth sores every time I chew a certain kind of gum, is anyone going to tell me that's really not why i get mouth sores and in reality, no one knows the cause of mouth sores? Who cares, for me its a fact... Maybe there's other people who's mouth sores are caused by that certain kind of chewing gum? Probably.
The fact is, there are people who have been cured of mental disorders. If you want to talk to one of them, I can send them your way.
However, another fact is, no controlled studies have proven anything of what I am sayings. It's based on theory + anecdotal stories. Take it for that, and nothing else. I am 100% sure, without a doubt, that I get attention deficit from eating certain grains + dairy products. If you want to tell me that this doesn't happen, fine, because it's only an anecdotal story. I'm only trying to help other people who seem to have a strong immune system component to their depression - for these people, I would advise engaging in candida research and the possibility of altered intestinal flora as well as food sensitivities. I believe that if you were once normal, as I was, then suddenly and explosively developed symptoms of a mental disorder, then there's a cause to your problem, unknown as it may be - I am offering one possible cause, though it might not be true for most people, I can't really say. But just go into the candida and parasite boards and maybe you'll be more convinced. If you were symptomatic your entire life (I was NOT this way) then maybe you can't be "cured", so to speak. But I've talked to people have been cured.
Let's take a viral brain infection, as another example. Imagine no one has any idea that your case of whatever-virus is causing your schizophrenia like symptoms. People are going to tell you there's no cure for Schizophrenia. Unless, of course, you don't really have Schizophrenia and it's only a viral infection in the brain.
Just the same, wouldn't you think there's at least a small percentage of people who don't have depression and are actually SICK in the truest sense of the word? I can't help but 100% agree with a thought like this because of all I've seen in the past 4 years, talking to so many people and reading so much information. It all ties together. People get symptoms of depression when they the flu, for example.
Take note that a psychiatrist's definition of depression also includes the "somatic" symptoms or whatever, which is like upset stomach, aches, etc. Again, it all makes sense... what if the somatic symptoms are symptoms of a parasitic infection the body just can't get rid of... ever. The parasitic infection also lends itself to mental symptoms... just like the flu. You're tired, irritable, whatever. And if they can't find any signs of a parasitic infection on a test, even though you might indeed have an infection, you are officially labelled "depressed". Or if you can't think straight because you're sick, you might be labeled "non-hyperactive attention deficit disorder". Sucks, but I'm sure it happens some of the time.
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