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Old Jul 18, 2018, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by stahrgeyzer View Post
Beating myself in my head completely took away my depression for 10 days. It always gave me noticeably bad hand coordination for a few days. My dumb brain reconnected all of the synopsis. Scientists used to think the brain can't heal itself, which was as stupid as believing machines can't fly. These days scientists know full well the brain not only heals itself, but they have tons of visual proof that the brain is constantly changing on a physical level. It's called pruning and plasticity.

I've been hitting myself even harder lately whenever I get angry. So far no bad side effects.



Isn't hitting yourself in the head the same thing as when people cut or burn themselves? The physical pain somehow eases the emotional pain. Or at least that is what I am told.
Thanks for this!
stahrgeyzer