My head is fuzzy from taking Seroquel last night and I am so tired. I hate taking it.
So I don’t even know if this post is going to make sense. But, I’m writing it anyway.
My brain is wired a certain way, due to my childhood and upbringing.
I know from neuroscience research, our brains are wired certain ways, with areas of the brain lighting up , or not lighting up. and this will be different for everyone.
I know some people who are shown things where people are hurt, the area of their brain for pleasure, will light up
Whereas, others are shown things where people are hurt, the area of the brain for empathy will light up instead.
I am the latter.
I don’t have my brain wired in a away, that finds anyone getting hurt/abused etc, funny, amusing. When my husband watches Funniest Home Video’s, he finds the ones where people get hurt, funny. I don’t. At all.
I don’t want anything bad to happen to anyone.
I have already blogged about reading an article about paedophiles getting beaten up in jail, and how my immediate reaction is to think this is not okay and wrong. I believe they need to kept from society, because I have the wisdom to know they will re-offend and I also have empathy for future victims. But my brain is not wired, to find them getting hurt, beaten up – as pleasurable.
I’ve never had that ‘revenge as pleasure’, brain wiring.
My brain is wired, to have empathy for future victims.
My brain is wired to see anyone hurt, as empathy for them. Something rare, it seems. Continue reading →
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