Bi-Polar bear
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as per my previous post, you can see that a ton of different genetic precursors have converged on my particular person. i don't think for a minute that i'm "sane" or "balanced", but i also don't think for a minute that i'd like to be.
i also realise that i'm pretty lucky and, if i have been affected by depression, it's pretty bloody mild compared to what's going on for some of the other members of my family.
as a good friend of mine said recently, i crack up and i crack up all over anyone in the immediate vicinity, but then i still get up and put the kettle on.
in that sense, self-management techniques (meditation, martial arts, aerobic exercise, creative outlets) are probably the most successful treatments anyone has; this is how we learn to control the natural seratonin, dopamine, adrenaline and endorphins running about in our systems.
i do tend to dabble with the synthetic varietals from time to time though. less and less as i get older, but still...