Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits

Re:Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s rewar... by cwsx on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:13PM (#34990228)

I agree about there being no virtue in experiencing pain, but I think there's value in it. Neither form of personal enlightenment is inherently better, they are different experiences that lead different yet similar paths, though both provide an understanding the other cannot

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Re:Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s rewar... by haswell on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:33PM (#34990404)

I agree that there's value that can be found, but it's not the kind of value that I think most would choose to acquire if they were given a choice and understood what the experience would entail. It's a silver lining. It's like throwing a faster pitch after Tommy John surgery.

But when we're talking about childhood trauma/stress, I'd be more cautious about associating value. While value may certainly be derived by folks fortunate enough to find a path out, many don't find that path. And that path out can also leave quite a bit of damage in its wake.

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Re:Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s rewar... by is_true on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:02AM (#34995137)

I think the most important part is how developed we are when we experience the trauma.

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