A quote from me:
P. gingivalis highly activates the Habenula in the brain. The habenula causes panic attacks and major depressive disorder. Avoidance behavior. Fleeing from aversive stimuli.
That part of the brain tells you if it thinks your decisions are wrong. An overactive habenula makes you think your decisions are always wrong. Your behavior is wrong. Everything you do is wrong. Everything you ever have done is wrong. Everything you ever will do will be wrong. Acute dysfunction creates the feeling of absolute futility and is the source of suicidality.
Yeah, been there, done that. My entire life. It really makes being told you’ve made a mistake an excruciating experience. It makes you hate and avoid authority. You blame them for causing your pain.
It’s almost impossible to admit a mistake. It feels like the end of the world. We’ll do anything to avoid it.
That explains a whole lot of things I see every day.
This too:
