Shunning and Changes to the Brain

by Boredposter 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Boredposter

  All who are shunned know the adverse effects of such. We feel it. We know how it has changed us. But does it the experience change our brain? I believe it does. I base this on my own talks with pschyologists, therapists, research and my own experience. I don't know how in depth this has been studied though by actual researchers. I would like to see it done. If you know of such research ease post it. I have linked below research done as to trauma and the brain changing. I believe shunning is trauma and in most cases what led up to shunning is someone who has been through trauma.

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181836/

  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/workings-well-being/201703/how-heal-the-traumatized-brain

  http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/been-traumatized-here-is-how-ptsd-rewires-the-brain.amp
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  berrygerry

  http://ndnr.com/pain-medicine/ostracism-the-painful-exclusion/
  
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  Boredposter

  Thanks Berry.
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  jp1692

  Some more relevant links:
  

  The pain of social rejection - APA

  The Pain of Exclusion (Williams) - Scientific American (Searchable in Google view, not Preview)

  Pain of ostracism can be deep, long-lasting - (Williams)
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  Xanthippe

  In primitive societies shunning meant death because people couldn't physically survive on their own. I wonder if there is residual hardwiring in our brains that literally makes us frightened we may die if our 'tribe' shuns us.

  Although it's completely illogical in our modern world being raised in the closed world of a cult doesn't help. I think leaving and knowing we'll probably be shunned triggers fear for our own survival.
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  pale.emperor

  It's a practice that can (and does) backfire on the shunners bigtime though. The shunners dont see or realize that once it's very clear that they want nothing to do with us, we get on with our lives and create our own families and love them fiercely and unconditionally. Because we know what it's like to be rejected by people who said they love us. So we show it even more to those we love.

  That's my take on it anyway.