What’s the best chemical cocktail for the brain for anti-sadness? because i. can’t. stop. crying. and. sleeping.
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Took adderall and now just my emotional brain is crying. My logical brain is just watching like “wtf y r u crying. stop.” I’m literally having a normal workday but with tears streaming down my face/constantly on the brink of tears for no reason. ??? maybe I’m PMSing.
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your emotional brain knows things your logical brain doesn't
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My emotional brain is v childish. I feel a lot of dissonance to it. I’m pretty used to watching my brain do a lot of shit that I don’t connect to (like getting upset at my partner for something dumb) and normally just notice it, talk about it & let it pass.
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childish is a good word for it! often parts of the emotional brain don't get to grow up all the way, and unfortunately ignoring them doesn't really make it betterhttps://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1214266947317092352?s=20 …
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Oh man that thread is so relevant. I’ve basically been my own parent my entire life. & I’ve only dated guys in their late 20s/early 30s since turning 18 haha (I’m 20 now). Haven’t had any weird power imbalances but I’ve definitely always admired & looked up to them.
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people have written whole books about this sort of thing, wonder if this will resonate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parentification …
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a thought i had recently was that the flip side of being a good parent to yourself is being a good child to yourself too
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I think I’m good at being a good mother to myself, but not good at being a good father to myself. What does being a good child mean?
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ha same i have in mind something like, allowing yourself to just be really upset about stuff and throw tantrums without needing to control yourself or behave maturely so much; and/but also allowing playfulness and spontaneity and wonder
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i should try this.
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