January 2012 Blog Posts (2)

Brain chemistry and depression

This is very personal, but at 16 I was brutally attacked and raped. My parents chose to ignore the event and told me I'd get over it. No therapy was offered, no talk of it was allowed. AFter that, I stopped being a good student, became a pot smoking bad girl, and my parents still said nothing. I believe that my brain chemistry was altered not only by the attack but more by how my family neglected to support me. It took me nearly 35 years to return to what I consider my real, authentic self.…

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Added by A. M. Sumner on January 24, 2012 at 7:05pm — No Comments

Teen Brain/Menopausal Woman

I am reading the Female Brain and got to the chapter on the teen girl brain, and found there were parts in there that identified me. I am 47 years old and have been in the midst of perimenopause, and probably menopause now with a whole bunch of questions roaming through my brain daily.

The one area that is of grave concern to me is that hormonal fluctuation that continues to plague me.

When I read the chapter about the PMDD I said bingo that has been me all my life! It seems to…

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Added by Suzanne Presinal on January 8, 2012 at 11:25am — 1 Comment