tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post6893058549773814795..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Spirituality, Depression, and Recent EventsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-58174053760150043472014-01-26T18:56:45.607-05:002014-01-26T18:56:45.607-05:00I can only offer my personal, anecdotal report. I ...I can only offer my personal, anecdotal report. I was depressed for years because of my IBS. When Paleo lifted the illness, I felt much better mentally. However, I still had some ups and downs, especially when I was prescribed hormonal drugs for a surgery last year. Then, in May of 2013, just a few days after my 40th birthday, I became spiritual due to surprising circumstances, after over 10 years of atheism. I should make it clear here that I'm still not religious, spirituality sits somewhere between the two in my worldview.<br /><br />For me, spirituality is more about learning your place in the universe, and understanding that universe better, and also, getting *personal* proof for these beliefs (as opposed to dogma for religious people, or need for scientific proof in atheism). I must say that I now see the world with completely different eyes than I used to. I see it more as a cosmic experiment that is both serious and a joke. I realize now that everything just is, and everything exists exactly for the experience of existence. Basically, I figured, the meaning of life is life itself. When I understood these concepts, they made sense to me, and there was instant liberation of existential angst. I have absolutely none anymore.<br /><br />So, I'd theorize, there are three kinds of depressions: chemical, situational, and existential. I've been through all three (particularly situational), but it's the existential one that sets you completely free when it's finally cleared up. At least it was the case for me.Eugenia Lolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841412747426733061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-15542526463590524532014-01-26T16:18:39.454-05:002014-01-26T16:18:39.454-05:00Religious and spiritual aren't necessarily the...Religious and spiritual aren't necessarily the same thing.Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906461231306783064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-25492996561066436512014-01-26T13:23:16.027-05:002014-01-26T13:23:16.027-05:00A lot of the religious right wingers I meet around...A lot of the religious right wingers I meet around here seem to be either depressed, angry, addicted or all three.shannonstoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732140813186253428noreply@blogger.com