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DR22 Ī© šŸŖ¬šŸŽ­@DejaRu22• over 2 years ago

Did you know The way you think The emotions you experience Can grow and shrink different parts of your brain? ā€˜Depression’ shrinks the hippocampus (The memory & learning centre) Depression + Anxiety = increase in amygdala (The emotional / fight or flight centre) Now get this: —— meditation SHRINKS the amygdala down Literally alters the amount of anxiousness you can feel, in the most literal way possible. Plenty of studies out there if you’re a ā€œsource?ā€ guy

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 2 years ago
Replying to @DejaRu22

@DejaRu22 What is really fun is figuring out that this is driven by negative gut bacteria shifts that end up happening due to stress, and that meditation's impact on immune function leads to them to come back.

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