Oxytocin research shows promise easing symptoms of mental illnesses
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First off, I don't agree with this article...because it says oxytocin can "make people more trusting" which is hardly a good thing, at least in my experience. I don't trust ANYBODY except myself, and a hormone that makes me succeptible to trust people who might be UNtrustworthy is a stupid risk to take. I don't talk to anyone I don't know either, but fill me with love hormone, and who knows what could happen. How many of these strangers that the people with hormones are getting close to can actually be trusted?? I hope they haven't given this drug to the already mentally ill people. Besides, they said it was used to deliver babies, and gets the flow of breast milk going....what if that turns out to be a side effect, on both female and male?? Do we really want to take these chances with a drug that should only be used if a woman's labor is difficult? I don't.
It sounds like you need a hug. If you can't trust anybody, your life is lonely and filled with paranoia. This would lead you to react defensively even when there isn't a threat present, and harm others for no reason. I think there are many people in our society who could benefit from "the milk of human kindness."
"All you need is love...
Love; Love is all you need."
I could see how reducing anxiety and fear, as well as distrustfullness, in a controlled setting, such as a hospice or treatment center, could be helpful. I doubt that producing milk would be possible in men (it would be dampened by testosterone, also you need milk glands) and in women it might me a mild or negligible side effect.
Maybe I should I be more clear. I don't trust anyone I don't know very well. I'm not paranoid, but not quick to tell a lot about myself, and a lot of these issues come from ex friends.
I have a better idea- stop messing around with labor and delivery, allow the natural progression of the 90% of pregnancies that wouldn't need chemical or surgical intervention, allow mothers and babies to bond in an organic setting, and raise children in the Continuum principles. We'd have less mental illness and attachment disorders in the first place!!!
That sounds like a good plan. People are so stressed and hurried these days, and increasingly isolated from each other. A good way to "deliver this chemical to the brain" would be to have a support system of good friends and family who actually, you know, LOVE YOU, and who you love back. Sadly, it seems like more and more people are lacking this.
Why did this article ask the question it had already answered?
Perhaps they mean how else can it be used.
I am becoming increasingly more concerned with the poor quality of writing we read from educated individuals.
When i was breast feeding, i remember being exhausted and thinking, "why does this baby keep crying!" I began nursing her and immediately a feeling came over me of, "I sure love this baby." I know it had to be the oxytocin released.
When my son was a baby and toddler he did not like to be held. It got to the point that I would simply scoop him up in my arms and hold him against his will. At first he would resist. But over time he loved cuddling and at 13 he is still huggy and demonstrative. When he was 4 he was diagnosed as autistic but now he is much more high functioning. I would like to think all that hugging helped release his oxytocin and helped to rewire his brain. You never know!
It is important to know what medicine is right for you.Also, make sure to take it when it tells you to. Unless, your doctor tells you, keep taking it.
A reference list would be useful.
I don't think any of my comments are published, since I have never received the email verification the message tells me to respond to. The email address displayed is correct, but no email about the comments has ever arrived. Makes me question the sources of the comments.
Now I'm interested.
But what I'm wondering is with all the positive feedback from test trials, where are the side effects? Are there any?
Lack of hormones can cause a number a problems, but what about hormones in excess?
Since this hormone is used for contractions while giving birth and breastfeeding, would it only be induced into females? How would this work with males? I'm curious about side effects as well.
I am sure that depression and schizophrenia has everything to do with the lack of Oxytocin. I became psychotic while I was in my teens and it mainly was because a couple of relationships failed and I couldn't feel loved. I still believe that if I had got supporting relationships during that time when I most needed it, I would have been saved. I am still under medication, probably for life-long. I hope that this research finds an answer to people who have suffered like me.
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