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Depressed for a reason - dysfunction, partner, lifestyle, tongkat ali, beliefs
By Serge Kreutz
Version 2.1, Brussels, 4. July 2010
It is my firm opinion that most people who suffer from depression do so for a good reason. And the reason is not some kind of organic dysfunction but the fact that they are totally tied into a highly unsatisfying personal situation. And there seemingly is no way out.
For most people, the reason for their depression is a lack of sexual satisfaction, and a lack of interest in sexual satisfaction. The two are interconnected in the following manner: a person's permanent sexual partner is not, or no longer, capable of providing sexual satisfaction, simply because of the boredom that has set in. And because a person is caged in traditional moral beliefs, new, exciting sexual partners are ruled out. Thus, the person loses interest in sex overall. Depression sets in.
Depression, of course, is now readily treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Prozac and Zoloft. Because these drugs cause a state of mind that would be adequate for a person with a high level of satisfaction, the need to engage in sexual activities is by-passed.
Of course, the drug-induced state of non-depressiveness is far inferior to what is achieved with a generally healthy and satisfying love-life. Which is why "patients" on antidepressants often seek advice on what to do to re-establish sexual desire and function.
My recommendation: get off selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and consider a healthy variety of sexual partners. To chemically jumpstart your new lifestyle, use some tongkat ali.
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Genioplasty/Mentoplasty
A particular process, known as a sliding genioplasty, involves removing a horseshoe-shaped piece of the chin bone and sliding it either backwards or forwards, finally fixing it in place using titanium screws. This type of surgery is usually performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
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Datura metel
Datura metel, commonly known as Devil's trumpet, metel, downy thorn-apple and, along with datura stramonium, zombie cucumber is a shrub-like annual herb with large flowers, typically white or yellow with deep purple accents. Native to China, India and South East Asia, it is now used in landscaping and gardening in North America.
Medicinal use
D. metel is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Chinese herbology, where it is called yáng j?n hu? (???). The leaves or juice of it if consumed make the person dumb (unable to speak). The dry flower, particularly the violet coloured, if rolled and used like cigar, will help to relieve the asthma or wheezing like symptoms.
Toxicity
Black daturas
A cultivar of Datura metel with a polished-looking ebony-black stem exists as a garden plant. It usually has purple flowers with more than a single layer of petals. The fruit lacks the infamous thorns. Therefore, the cultivar does not look like a datura at all, at least at first sight. It is quite a large datura and could be mistaken for a young tree of an unknown species. Nevertheless, the plant is still a datura and is already reported to have been naturalised in Israel (see illustration). It is not unlikely that the black cultivar will become a common roadside dweller, like its white-flowered ancestor.