Psychological and Medical Approaches Converge

The being of the body is the experiencing of the action of physiological processes, which can be manipulated artificially through drugs or naturally through actions. There is no dichotomy between biological psychiatry and the life of the mind; they overlap in the same territory. Using substances like cocaine can alter the brain's set point for dopamine, leading to depression when withdrawn. This system involves extremes of mania and depression, with the goal being to find the happy medium in life.