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Hippocampus 🌊

Known as aquatic steed of the sea god Poseidon.

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If I wasn’t so addicted To hearing myself whine in pain I’d kill my urge to write today And let myself slide away Instead of this incessant need in my brain To document each slipping second of my decay Etching eulogies into the confines of the drain Morning the loss Of that tiny toddler... read more

Loneliness shrinks the brain

Did anyone know that excessively loneliness will shrink the size of your brain? Specifically the hippocampus, so memory, learning and some forms of self awareness. People use to be less socially isolated then we are now. When's the last time anyone had a truly genuine conversation without seeking... read more

Questions for the religious

In Freudian psychology, the concept of the Impulse Drive could be described as your soul. In neuroscience they call it The Limbic System. Souls are fungible and not linked to identity, that is a huge concept in spirituality if im not mistaken. The idea that we all experience the same soul at our... read more

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Your insecurities My slipping performance Fear of the leap This gap is enormous Separation anxiety Sick from proximity This act of my dying Might be a victory Thorn my limbic system Amygdala splintering Broke and out of cache Stimulation stash Cramp hippocampus Sift through... read more

The Chemistry of Attachment

​Relationships aren't just social; they are biological feedback loops. When styles clash or align, the brain's chemistry shifts accordingly. ​1. The Secure/Secure Bond (The Anchor) ​The Chemistry: Stability and "low-voltage" connection. It isn’t boring, but it lacks the chaotic adrenaline of... read more