Just read an interview with Danny Baker (one of my favourite radio presenters here in the UK).
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people...36849.html
And I want to develop a point he made in the interview.
What is depression? People who get sad - for no reason.
What is manic depression? People who go from one extreme to the other. So - at times they can be incredibly sad - for no reason. And then can bounce into a different state of being incredibly happy - for no reason.
Now - what is missing from the list above? Euphoria.
People who get incredibly happy and euphoric - for no good reason. And unlike Manic Depression - never have a 'come down' where they crash and become incredibly sad for no reason.
Yet - from a logical point of view. It seems that Euphoria should be as common as depression. Yet - according to Danny Baker - it is not even recognised by psychiatrists.
This is strange and seems inconsistent. I am interested in this since I enjoy analysing how science categorises different phenomena. And I am interested in this since I 'suffer' from Euphoria.
Not that it is something you can suffer from since it is the best thing in the world. It like being able to get high off drugs without having to take any.
Anyway - would be interested in others views on this. Anyone here 'suffer' from something which could be classed as the exact opposite of depression?
And isn't this just as valid a diagnosis as depression? I can't understand the
epidemiological reasons as to why it wouldn't be.
But then again - I am sceptical about alot of the issues surrounding psychiatry.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people...36849.html
And I want to develop a point he made in the interview.
What is depression? People who get sad - for no reason.
What is manic depression? People who go from one extreme to the other. So - at times they can be incredibly sad - for no reason. And then can bounce into a different state of being incredibly happy - for no reason.
Now - what is missing from the list above? Euphoria.
People who get incredibly happy and euphoric - for no good reason. And unlike Manic Depression - never have a 'come down' where they crash and become incredibly sad for no reason.
Yet - from a logical point of view. It seems that Euphoria should be as common as depression. Yet - according to Danny Baker - it is not even recognised by psychiatrists.
This is strange and seems inconsistent. I am interested in this since I enjoy analysing how science categorises different phenomena. And I am interested in this since I 'suffer' from Euphoria.
Not that it is something you can suffer from since it is the best thing in the world. It like being able to get high off drugs without having to take any.
Anyway - would be interested in others views on this. Anyone here 'suffer' from something which could be classed as the exact opposite of depression?
And isn't this just as valid a diagnosis as depression? I can't understand the
epidemiological reasons as to why it wouldn't be.
But then again - I am sceptical about alot of the issues surrounding psychiatry.