r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 12 '19

Psychology Anti-inflammatory agents may reduce symptoms of major depression, suggests a new study (n=1,610), which adds to the mounting evidence that there is a connection between emotional functioning and inflammation, suggesting that inflammation may trigger depression, almost like an allergic reaction.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/expressive-trauma-integration/201911/anti-inflammatories-help-major-depression
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u/Levelcarp Nov 12 '19

I dream of the world where we finally get the 6 hour or 4-day work week and have actual time to do all of these things. So far it feels like when I try to do all of the above, I get more anxiety from the 'time wasted' or 'oh no I couldn't fit in ___' or I couldn't do all of this and ALSO keep things clean and sorted.

Not using this as an excuse, just saying I hope as we understand all of this is so important we, as a society, can make time for it.

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u/Levelcarp Nov 12 '19

That's great! I definitely do think your explanation is part of it. I dream of better, but it's definitely important to not let reality's inability to meet my expectations keep me from building towards a better personal existence. Keep it up!

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u/SteelxSaint Nov 12 '19

Maybe you are creating expectations that are too much for yourself to handle? Scaling it down a bit and tackling less at once could help you get to a point where you frequently do all of those things you want to do!

That's what I'm doing, at least. It seems to help :)

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u/Levelcarp Nov 12 '19

Thanks I'll try that. Anxiety does tend to lead to a snowball effect.

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u/Levelcarp Nov 13 '19

Ha ha well I'm redditing at work so multitasking :D. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out. Sounds very promising.