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Originally Posted by JinnKai
Does chemical imbalance cause depressive disorders?
Or do depressive disorders cause chemical imbalance?
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How do you know, conclusively, that it wasn't the negative thoughts that created the "chemical" difference?
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Why does it matter? Thoughts are electrochemical (neurons firing, etc.). So, I would expect that negative thoughts could be expressed as a chemical imbalance. I would also expect that a neurochemical imbalance caused by something other than negative thoughts could result in negative thoughts.