Tag: fear
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Serotonin (5-HT) drives fear and conditions such as anxiety/PTSD
Conversely, blocking 5-HT or lowering its synthesis can probably cure most fear-based conditions such as generalized anxiety…
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Serotonin enhances learning from punishment, reduces learning from reward
Research as early as the 1960s firmly established that there is nothing “happy” when it comes to…
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Serotonin (and SSRI drugs) can cause anxiety and PTSD
Yet another great study exposing just how much of a “happy hormone” serotonin really is. As usual,…
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Blocking stress signal (adrenaline) just once cures anxiety, PTSD and maybe any mental disorder.
This is a remarkable study, which once again implicates extreme stress in the pathology of mental health…