Round One: The Most Absurd "Chemical Imbalance" Quote

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There's almost 200 quotes on this page so far.

In efforts to find the most preposterous I need your help.

Over the next few weeks I'll be wanting you to vote.

There will be a cut-off point for each post.

I have included the Twitter/Facebook link for each of the individuals. If you want to ask them to join in then please feel free to contact them. This will give them an opportunity to retract their claim or not, as the case may be.

Here's the first 10.

Which one do you think is the most absurd?

The one voted the most absurd for each round will win a special certificate, which will be posted to their Twitter account.

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1. "You might have heard that depression stems from a “chemical imbalance,” and that’s partly true. In people with depression, the levels of certain brain chemicals are thought to be out of balance, particularly these neurotransmitters." ~ Alison Palkhivala, Medical Journalist based in Montreal  - (TWITTER)

2. “Neurotransmitters (e.g., serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine) are likely to cause or trigger depression (partially). A serotonin shortage in the brains can be one of the depression causes. This shortage can make someone feel suicidal as well."   ~ Barends Psychology Practice  - (TWITTER)

3. “Clinical depression is where you have a chemical imbalance.” ~ Bea Arthur, therapist, entrepreneur and media personality  - (TWITTER)

4. "Healthy people possess levels of brain chemicals that lie within a certain normal range. When internal or external factors either deplete the brain of these chemicals or stimulate it to produce excess amounts, a chemical imbalance occurs." ~ Dr. Berit Brogaard, Professor and Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research  - (TWITTER)

5. “I'm convinced my depression is caused by a chemical imbalance.” ~ Beverley Callard, Actress who plays Rovers Return landlady, Liz McDonald, on Coronation Street  - (TWITTER)

6. "Depression can be linked to a chemical imbalance in the brain. This usually involves a drop in the level of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters." ~ Cancer Research UK, the world's leading charity dedicated to cancer research - (TWITTER)

7. “Group therapy taught me that bouts of depression will probably be a reoccurring thing. It p****d me off that I would have to rely on things. Now I know it’s not my fault, it’s a chemical imbalance."  ~ Candice Brown, British reality television personality - (TWITTER)

8. "I've never had a moment, not a second since. Isn't it crazy? It's just a simple chemical imbalance, and that's all it was." ~ Carol Vorderman , Welsh media personality - (TWITTER)

9. "We know mental illness to be some kind of chemical imbalance in the brain." ~ Dr. Janice Cooper, Head of Project Liberia Mental Health Program sponsored by the Carter Center - (TWITTER)

10. "It's not a character flaw. It's a chemical imbalance in the brain and you take medicine, it balances out the chemicals, and you feel better." ~ Chris Prochut is a mental health advocate and law enforcement suicide prevention trainer - (TWITTER)

I know mine, what's yours?

Answer in the comment section below and please retweet.

YOU GOT IT WRONG - Bea Arthur

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Bea Arthur

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Bea Arthur is a therapist, entrepreneur and media personality.  The clinically trained practitioner has gone beyond her field to become a TedX speaker, Forbes writer, and Fox & Friends contributor.

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