“people who have the genes for unipolar major depression cannot turn off their stress response. When they experience stress from jobs, deadlines, family trouble, medical illness, or extreme excitement, large quantities of steroid stress hormones and norepinephrine come pouring into… — Burgess,, Wes Copy Share
“people who have the genes for unipolar major depression cannot turn off their stress response. When they experience stress from jobs, deadlines, family trouble, medical illness, or extreme excitement, large quantities of steroid stress hormones and norepinephrine come pouring into their brains and cannot be stopped. Every day, this stress overload is fatiguing and killing cells in their brains, bringing… — Burgess,, Wes Copy Share
“senses could be dulled, and you might withdraw into yourself, feeling numb and empty.” — Burgess,, Wes Copy Share Image
“The genes for depression cause peoples' brains to overreact to stress.” — Burgess,, Wes Copy Share Image