Why do psychopaths go after what they want regardless of the negative consequences they may experience? According to the journal Nature Neuroscience, the answer may be chemical—an overactive dopamine reward system.
Read Driven toward reward without regard for consequence on Time.com.
Read the scientific study, Mesolimbic dopamine reward system hypersensitivity in individuals with psychopathic traits, in Nature Neuroscience.
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one/joy_step_at_a_time
wakingup – i just met someone in ‘real life’ on monday, who knows what i am talking about. what a feeling.
i figure your are probably typing away as i speak. 😉
ErinBrock
Sorry…posted under wrong thread…duh!
Aeylah
Chiming in kinda late…..
EB;
Just read you post..so sorry about the pain and heartache with your son. Take comfort knowing that you being there protecting him AND VALIDATING his experience, you are saving him from a potential future of passive agressive abusive behavior. All it takes is one caring, loving parent to intervene and validate… show them another reality with love, kindness and acceptance.
Witty;
My heart breaks for you too….as a mother the hardest thing to do is see our kids suffer and feel helpless to do anything, other than just giving up. My prayers are with you.
One Step;
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL! … This is a new begining to be you, in all your glory…as strong, loving and beautiful as you are and express yourself genuinly without fear and with out justification. You’ve earned it.
KIm;
GOOD LUCK WITH THE INTERVIEW!!!! …even if its not the job you want it’s good practice and it primes the pump.
Wakingup;
Welcome…..Love your name….it speaks for all you’ve gone thru….and all the healing you are going to go through now.
one/joy_step_at_a_time
Aeylah – thank you! like this: without fear and without justification!!!
witsend
Aeylah,
Thanks so much for your kindness….Tough love is hard to do with our kids. But sometimes necessary.
This situation that I find myself in is worse than tough love.
I don’t even know exactly what to call what I am having to do with my son. I call it surrendering.
Its not quite the same as giving up. But similar I suppose. It is something so much “bigger” than I can possibly deal with. It is painful to see this “take away” the son I knew. But that is what it has done. It took him away.
Accept the things I can not change……
super chic
@onestep, some birthday cake sounds pretty good about now, do we have to wait until tomorrow? Have a great day!!!!
ErinBrock
Wits:
Renegotiation of the situation…in your heart.
Aeylay: Thanks for the encouragement…today was a ‘big’ day for me….as I wrote this morning…..things came to me….funny how writing and getting it out, can aid our processing things…..with more clarity or understanding….we just never know!
KIMMIE:
Girl….start with ‘one step’….soon you’ll be ‘running the marathon’ girl……BEST MOJO to you tomorrow…..knock em dead!!!!
Chic: Hi Party girl! Hope your having a good week!!! 🙂
Waking up:
And now you have 100’s……who understand and can validate your feelings….
Sleep well…..now that the weight is lifted….I remember how light I felt……do a little ballet before bed….if your not already a ballerina( I sure ain’t)….then it’ll be the first time you feel like you can do the dance and be light as air….
Sabrina:
XXOO
one/joy_step_at_a_time
shabby – ’cause my tummy is full of cantonese food!
ErinBrock
Mmmmmm!
one/joy_step_at_a_time
birthday week – gotta love it. every year i am going to streeeetch birthday week. by the time i am 90, it’s going to be 52 weeks long.