Sublime

Serotonin, which you’ll hear a lot more about in later chapters, is often called the policeman of the brain because it helps keep brain activity under control. It influences mood, impulsivity, anger, and aggressiveness.

major depression.

Social

Another aspect of the collective dysfunction of the human mind is the unprecedented violence that humans are inflicting on other life-forms and the planet itself—the destruction of oxygen-producing forests and other plant and animal life; ill-treatment of animals in factory farms; and poisoning of rivers, oceans, and air.

Ever-increasing demands with ever-diminishing resources and influence is a common lament in my consulting room. One stress or demand

emotional distress

Research shows 7 in 10 suicides are men between the ages of 45 and 65.