Guest guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I have been reading a lot on the effects of long term abuse has on the brain. It actually effects the part of the brain called the hippocampus. It is due to the extreme amount of stress the brain is enduring due to the abuse. The side effects of all this is like someone suffering from PTSD. It make effect are clarity when completing tasks, we may become super vilgant about our lives, we may have a super sensitive startle reflex, a very distorted sense of self...and the list continued. The good news is when we remove ourselves from the toxic situation and begin to heal, so does this part of our brain. How destructive is this poison know as abuse, and how it has effected all of us...even our brains. We though are resilent, loveable and wonderful human beings. I tell myself I am not the sum of my past- but this amazing person I am today living in this present moment, as are we all. At least now I know why in the past I did what I did, and yes, sometimes those behaviors from my past to creep back and I do all I can to squash them, because I (we) all deserve so much better then we were given. Malinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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