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Portal Claims Depression Results From Rigid Mental Models Not Chemical Imbalance

Huberman Lab · Movement Practice to Strengthen Your Mind-Body Connection | Ido Portal · June 29, 2026
Portal Claims Depression Results From Rigid Mental Models Not Chemical Imbalance
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Movement Practice to Strengthen Your Mind-Body Connection | Ido Portal
"We just watch this thing. You just need to do what you want to do. I believe that's the last thing for you to do. The corrupted self jumps again and wants this immediate result. Even incredibly powerful people, because they only use discipline, so their will is totally— they don't know how to identify it."
Movement teacher Ido Portal argued on Huberman Lab that depression stems from rigidified cognitive and emotional schemas rather than purely neurochemical causes. He claims most interventions fail because they address symptoms rather than the underlying model bankruptcy, and that people must practice emotional granularity and presence to prevent collapse into binary thinking patterns.
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