Albeit super reductive

It seems like all of your feelings really do come down to chemicals in your brain (which are highly influenced by outside factors obviously). Fuck me, now I’m realizing all of my wants/desires are just certain feelings that may or may not be influenced by how others perceive me (i.e. social status)

I did not need this realization 😀 someone please tell me I am wrong

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    10 months ago

    Nah, it's not just chemicals. It's a culmination of memory, environment, and every little nuanced difference in perception of the universe you find yourself in. A result of a set of experiences that are unique to you. To say it's just chemicals is selling chemicals short. The fact that they can do all of, uh... this, is amazing.

    Get a better therapist.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      10 months ago

      Theeese.

      We're made of chemicals that do chemical stuff, but the interactions of countless millions of cells and their chemical and electrical signals give rise to an emergent system vastly more complex than the sum of its parts.