![]() He visits doctors and highlights research which show that it’s not as clearcut as that. Hari took his first anti-depressant at the age of 18 and had completely accepted the narrative that his illness was caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. ![]() I picked up the book, where it took it’s place on my TBR shelf. ![]() I found what he had to say about Depression to be fascinating, and he was able to back up a lot of what he said with research. I first came across Johann Hari during an interview with Sam Harris on the excellent ‘Making sense’ podcast. By using research and statistics, and visiting a range of people and communities around the world, he sets out to show that it’s not chemical imbalance that causes depression but a lack of connection. ![]() Johann Hari’s ‘lost connections’ is an investigation into depression and it’s causes, and ultimately what we can do find hope. “What if depression is, in fact, a form of grief-for our own lives not being as they should? What if it is a form of grief for the connections we have lost, yet still need?” ![]()
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