@poetickate: This is about people who donate kidneys or liver to complete strangers, not people who check “organ donor” on their driver’s license. (None of this is a joke. But I will do more research and see if there are conscious exercises or things you can do to make your amygdala bigger lmao) #depression #anxiety #mentalillness #charity #goodworks
Oh we deffo do have control over what happens to our brains. It’s a gradual process.
2025-01-04 15:52:31
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jiffypopco :
Wait do you mean they checked ‘organ donor’ on like their drivers license, or do you mean ppl who would donate like a kidney to a complete stranger while still alive?
2025-01-03 01:07:52
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Dustin John :
I have Big Amygdala Energy.
2025-01-03 00:49:44
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The Lemming 🍉 :
I think that's more of a correlation ≠ causation thing. It's not that our depression and anxiety made us grow a big amygdala, it's that having a big amygdala/empathy causes the depression/anxiety
2025-01-03 11:44:24
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Matt :
I donated a kidney to a stranger (went through the pair program, kicked off a chain of 7 🙌). For me, it wasn't empathy, it was resignation.
2025-01-07 15:23:20
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Arroz🌹 :
I was born in the depression anxiety sauce - my amygdala must be HUGE.
2025-01-05 00:17:31
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borderlinebored.eM :
...isn't it interesting that it also controls the fight/flight response in response to fear? (i thinkni have this right) so.. more trauma = more empathy, whi h actually makes sense.
2025-01-03 15:05:29
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E. A. Setser (Author) :
Whenever I see "seeking donor" flyers, I contemplate looking into it, but I can't afford to take that much time off from work and doubt they'd qualify it for paid medical leave.
2025-01-03 03:23:18
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fancymcpants :
That's me! Donated my kidney to a stranger. My friend that accompanied me insisted we meet my recipient after surgery. It was awesome.
2025-01-03 16:53:18
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call1900mixalotbbgotback :
Your eyes are so beautiful
2025-01-05 06:40:52
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Chelsea🪲 :
My aunt donated a kidney to a little girl that was on my little cousins dance team 😭💕
2025-01-03 12:09:11
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Hadrian :
i mean. I won't need them when I'm dead, why would I keep them
2025-01-03 20:31:17
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okey dokeysmokey :
amygdala is the fear center, frontal lobe is the one you want
2025-01-03 22:32:22
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user9280521798304 :
like people who are alive donating? bc after I'm dead, I'm not using them and I don't care but would love it if they could help someone
2025-01-04 23:54:58
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darwinswindow97 :
I thought the amygdala also related feelings like fear and anger.
2025-01-03 15:16:47
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Catherine :
OK, but what are we winning because I didn’t get anything helpful lol
2025-01-03 13:31:47
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VeganElaine :
PS - that study on nondirected living donors found that people with big amygdalas perceive fearful faces more accurately than avg ppl but have same level perception for all other emotions
2025-01-05 03:56:33
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Agatha :
Have you read the book The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber? There was a part about giving organs to strangers.
2025-01-03 18:43:34
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Elijah :
makes sense that as my schizophrenia progresses I feel less and less ok with the fact I'm a donor (schizophrenia can blunt the amygdila)
2025-01-03 15:49:47
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Just Me Bri :
I've never won first place in anything before where's my trophy? 😂
2025-01-03 05:18:12
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LivingDeadGirl :
is there a way to make it smaller? I fear I feel too much
2025-01-03 23:48:42
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snakebarkmaple :
i’ve also heard people make connections between autism and pmdd with the amygdala, but it’s all speculation cause there’s such little research
2025-01-04 00:17:24
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