Tag: brain
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How the brain processes emotions | MIT News
Neuroscientists identify circuits that could play a role in mental illnesses, including depression. Source: How the brain processes emotions | MIT News
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7 Ways Childhood Adversity Changes Your Brain (a response for HSPs) | The Sensation Seeking Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) with Dr. Tracy Cooper
Source: 7 Ways Childhood Adversity Changes Your Brain (a response for HSPs) | The Sensation Seeking Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) with Dr. Tracy Cooper
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Borderline Personality Disorder: No Man Is an Island
Interesting article on the brains of sufferers. Be sure to check out the comments! http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=borderline-personality-disorder
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My Talk with my Counsellor and my Mother-in-Law
Last Tuesday, I met with my counsellor and my mother-in-law to try to help her understand my BPD. We had a very good talk and I think she’s finally beginning to understand it a bit more. I tried to explain to her how she was unintentionally invalidating me constantly. She told me that she wasn’t […]
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Our Brain on Stress: Forgetful And Emotional
Fascinating article on how being stressed out can affect our memory: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/05/06/our-brain-on-stress-forgetful-emotional/
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Explaining Your BPD Continued
I have been trying to explain my BPD to my mother-in-law for months. At first, she had no idea what I was talking about. But she gets a little bit more out of every conversation we have. It’s such a complex disorder to try to explain to someone who doesn’t have it. I believe they […]
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Research effort reveals differences in brain activity for two types of mental illness
Brain scans of people with either Bi-Polar or Borderline Personality Disorder show differences between the two. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-effort-reveals-differences-brain-mental.html
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Emotion-Regulating Circuit Weakened in BPDs
Excellent article with lots of photos. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2008/emotion-regulating-circuit-weakened-in-borderline-personality-disorder.shtml
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Some People Will Never Get It
Some people will never get it, no matter how many times you try to explain it to them. They are just incapable of understanding your disorder. I don’t know what to do about that, other than just try to accept it the best you can. I need to distract myself from angry feelings when that […]
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