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Mental Health Information

LiberalArkie

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3. With me, I have had low testosterone level most of my life and started with a low

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 10:08 AM

Apr 2016

grade schizophrenia starting around 24 or so and the winter induced depression. I started feeling a lot better and wanting to do things with people after starting on HRT in my 60's and going to the gym and tanning. Started feeling like I was in my 30's, still a hermit, but a hermit that enjoyed things. Still not comfortable being around a lot of people, but then never have been. You will never catch me in a store during Christmas season. I tend to break out in a cold sweat. Football, baseball games Hell NO.

But once a person learns who they are, with a little help they can do quite a bit. Just not like everyone else.

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What causes mental disorders...Brain chemistry? Genetics? or Environment? [View all] HereSince1628 Apr 2016 OP

I would agree with the title. Brain chemistry, Genetics, Environment LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #1

What is "pleasant to some but to another it might seem to be withdrawn and out of touch to another" HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #2

With me, I have had low testosterone level most of my life and started with a low LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #3

seems to me to be basically an irrelevant argument. mopinko Apr 2016 #4

Yes, I think the more we understand about -ALL- the factors HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #5

if there wasnt such a long history of false blame mopinko Apr 2016 #6

I think you're sort of missing the point. It's not saying there is no role for genetics or pharma HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #7

just seems to me that we already milked that cow. mopinko Apr 2016 #8

Just because something wasn't done well in the past doesn't mean that area should be ignored HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #9

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