What if there was a way to alleviate the symptoms of depression in just five days by changing a person’s brain activity? Obviously, this kind of shift would radically change a person’s life, finally letting them find happiness and satisfaction.
Our guest today in this episode is David Carreon. He’s the co-founder of Acacia Clinic, a mental health clinic in Silicon Valley that uses a radically fast treatment for mental illness. He’s just released a new book called The Opposite of Depression to share what he’s learned.
In this conversation, David and Seth discuss how depression affects more than just the mind, why removing symptoms of depression doesn’t remove habits of depression, and what the opposite of depression really is. We also talk about how Jesus is an emotional exemplar for us today.
Removing a mental illness doesn't fix a person's life. It removes the mental illness. Their relationships, their jobs, their beliefs, their worldview — all of these things in many cases have not been able to develop. … We've removed the negative, but we haven't added the positive.
Taking away the biological symptoms of depression doesn't necessarily take away the habits of depression.
Jesus throughout his life shows a whole range of emotions, responses, and experiences that are right and appropriate.
Jesus is an exemplar—not just morally, but also emotionally. I say that because emotions aren't merely things that happen to us.
