Hi Libby,
I can definitely relate to being shamed for behaving a certain way in childhood. My mother seemed to see any kind of fun or silliness as bad behaviour or being naughty.
It's definitely an interesting topic.
Just out of interest, has anyone that's labeling themselves as HSP ever been tested for the gene?
I'd be interested to see where the statistics are coming from...saying 20% of the population are HSP.
How many people were in the study and what is the name of the gene that contributes? One article said that certain areas of the brain react differently...so what area of the brain is that exactly?
I'm still leaning towards nurture over nature. I'd love for them to do a further study seeing if there is a connection between this so called gene and the way people were treated as infants. Eg. I know that I had a jealous sibling that would complain and cry when I was held, there was a lot of yelling and screaming and parents throwing furniture at each other and I know my mother has never been very attuned to her kids. I was also not socialised until I was 5 years old because my mum thought I'd be in an accident if I was left with other people. I'd be interested to see if all this contributed to a hyper vigilant state, but that would be a difficult study because no one remembers infancy.
I can definitely relate to being shamed for behaving a certain way in childhood. My mother seemed to see any kind of fun or silliness as bad behaviour or being naughty.
It's definitely an interesting topic.
Just out of interest, has anyone that's labeling themselves as HSP ever been tested for the gene?
I'd be interested to see where the statistics are coming from...saying 20% of the population are HSP.
How many people were in the study and what is the name of the gene that contributes? One article said that certain areas of the brain react differently...so what area of the brain is that exactly?
I'm still leaning towards nurture over nature. I'd love for them to do a further study seeing if there is a connection between this so called gene and the way people were treated as infants. Eg. I know that I had a jealous sibling that would complain and cry when I was held, there was a lot of yelling and screaming and parents throwing furniture at each other and I know my mother has never been very attuned to her kids. I was also not socialised until I was 5 years old because my mum thought I'd be in an accident if I was left with other people. I'd be interested to see if all this contributed to a hyper vigilant state, but that would be a difficult study because no one remembers infancy.