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(or NAH?.......)

With any further do - let's talk about BRAINSSSSSSS.

First I want you to feel your brain. Or at least just try. FOR SCIENCE.

Just close your eyes 

(roll them and look to the back of your skull if you see your brain then keep on reading, if the only thing you see is a black hole then oh well you don't have brain, I'm sorry so you don't have to go through all this crap, that was a really quick post, BYE!)

Excuse me while I'm laughing at my poor jokes (trying to appreciate myself, okay?)

So imagine you are:

• ripping the skin off your skull (for science)
• taking some very dangerous-looking and very sharp tool and then trying to cut through the skull (for science),
• taking some pliers so you actually can get rid of unnecessary bones and open the skull (for science),
• SO NOW YOU CAN FEEL THE BRAIN WITH YOUR OWN HANDS, CONGRATULATIONS!

1. You can now feel your brain so you have just found out that it is not solid. It's soft and squishy and mushy and oh so cute! It's like a jelly or soft tofu (vegans, I see you). And it's fragile (and sensitive just like you)

2. Your brain is THE FATTEST organ in your entire body. Its dry weight are 60% fats. So if someone calls you fat, he/she actually thinks you are smart. It's a saying, you know. (I've just invented it, don't tell anyone)

3. So now if you would like to nibble some of the brain tissue and between your fingers stayed the piece of brain the size of a grain then you'd just lost 100 000 neurons and 1 billion synapses. You're welcome.

4. The typical brain is about 2% of a body’s weight but uses 20% of its total energy and oxygen intake. So eat this chocolate. And fries. And burger. And you can eat the fridge if you really want to. YOU HAVE TO FEED YOUR BRAIN.



5. You think you can control your life, don't you. Well let me DISAPPOINT you. 95% of your decisions take place in your subconscious mind. Please don't cry.

6. Touch your brain again. It doesn't hurt, does it? The only pain you feel is from your skull or skin or whatever, stop overreacting! (I love this phrase...) Your brain has no pain receptors and feels no pain. This explains how brain surgery can be performed while the patient is awake with no pain or discomfort. 

7. You were drinking last night and you don't remember what you were doing? You haven't forgotten it. Your brain simply hasn't made any memories.

8. Our brains are getting smaller. Over the past 10-20,000 years, the size of the average human brain has shrunk by the size of a tennis ball. (so where is my tennis ball, who took it?!)

9. And unfortunately - we are not getting smarter. Since the Victorian era, average IQs have gone down 1.6 points per decade for a total of 13.35 points. But everyone knows that it is better to be prettier than smarter, of course. Or maybe not?

10. But no - you don't use only 10% of your brain. Studies found that we use most of our brain most of the time, even when we’re sleeping. MYTH DEBUNKED!


If you don't believe me (I understand, I would be suspicious too), then you can check these all out by yourself.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Wondering what's the most unpredictable thing that may kill your happines? 

I'll tell you.

It's YOU.

(or maybe that fucked up voice in your  head which is somehow always able to convince you that whatever you do is just NOT enough)

You know this voice since you were little, right? Always in the back of your head. 

At first he was kind of a friend. You know... 

He encouraged you to do things, so many many THINGS.

You wanted to try it all.

(and be the best at all these THINGS)

Dancing, languages, music lessons, art, horse riding, basketball photography science goodgradeslearnbesomeonepleasejustnoticemekfsyhvmkogfdeyghnmnnghjjk

And this voice gets louder and louder.

And less nice.

Your mind is trapped in a perfectionism's jail.

(got ya loser!)

Every little flaw sucks the happines out of you.

(I'm your private Dementor, enjoy)

You have to stop and listen to this voice because it's not yours, trust me.

Someone put it in your mind and Mr Perfect Voice is having the time of his life there.

(III HAAAVEEEE TIMEEE OF MYYY LIFEEEE)

You don't have to be perfect and do everything perfectly. And don't compare yourself to others.

No.

SHHHHH. 

DON'T.

Better is the enemy of good.

(yeah, whatever)

what

what's wrong

I feel something's not okay

what's that feeling

I don't want to

what is going on

my heart is pounding

my hands... trembling

am I going to die?

I don't want to die

dizziness

fear

anxiety

PANIC

It's just one of the various scenarios which if you've never struggled with panic disorder won't be quite clear for you.

Because you know, everyone panics sometimes.

It's just part of life.

It's not that I'am overreacting or something but I totally freaked out when I found out about Brexit. It's just like I won't be able to go there or something? I GOT A PANIC ATTACK, OH MY, I LOVE GREAT BRITAIN, I WANT TO TRAVEL THERE EVERY WEEKEND.

So you probably know as much about panic disorder as you know about politics.

That's fine, you can learn something here if you want (but not about politics, sorry).

Panic has many faces. It cames out of the blue. Or after all-day anxiety. When you are having fun. When you are busy. When you are trying to sleep. Or trying to get out of bed. When depression is around the corner. And when it's gone for a while. Once a week. Everyday. Few times a day. SERIOUSLY YOUR LIFE IS ONE BIG PANIC ATTACK OKAY I'M DONE WITH YOU PANIC YOU FREAKING BASTARD.

and oh, I've almost forgotten!

Fear of panic attacks actually causes more panic attacks.

Enjoy life!

Live to the fullest!

Carpe diem!

Carpe attack!

Panic diem!

So it's like you are a hamster in that funny runningy-bally-thing and you don't want to be in there anymore so you run faster and it doesn't help and it's like help me I'm dying but everyone thinks you are just having fun but seriously you don't and you run and run faster and faster and you wish it will all be over and you are so exhausted that you just can't live your life like a non-panicky person.

Eventually it leads to this awful state of mind when you just can't go out without freaking out. 

So you don't want to go out. Or meet friends. Or do important things. You are afraid of being afraid and afraid of panic.

YOU HAVE TO HELP YOURSELF.

Please, ask for help.

You are a worthy person, there are people out there who understand.

Medications and psychoteraphy help dealing with the problem. On the other hand, only a small percentage of people dealing with anxiety disorders also suffer from panic disorder. So if you struggle:

YOU ARE THE ONE!

And if not- good for you (you don't know panicky lifes muggles!).

I love you either way.

P.S. There's a short animation by The School of Life on YT, thought you would like it.

We don't have brains.

Nor neurons.

We ARE Brains.

Everything you do.

You say.

You think  (if you do).

NEURONS 

Isn't it weird? Surprisingly we seem to not understand it at all. And that's okay. Think about it another way: if we were able to understand our brains we actually wouldn't be able to do so. Yup, previous sentence makes sense, believe me. Our minds are complicated. WE are complicated. It's a fact nobody talks about (world, why?). 

We want to have it all figured out. 

Know more. 

And more. 

AND MORE. 

AND EVERYTHING.

And more than that.

And we are here to learn that we know nothing (you too, Jon Snow).

Our brains are powerful, but not as much to understand themselves.

Just like you. Do you understand yourself?

DON'T LIE.

I know you don't even if you think you do. 

(There are a lot "do's" here, sorry)

(But it's just like men trying to understand woman)

(And vice versa)

(Now you get it)

(I'm proud)

But the point is - you don't have to know it all to have an amazing life.

Appreciate your neurons!

Because YOU ARE awesome neurons.