Today I realized that I am either a "Brain Geek" or a "Psychology Nerd", not that I'm slow in figuring that out, just that I think I've officially crossed the "invisible line" never to return to the other side again. Either way I eagerly and gladly accept either, or both!.
My latest "find" is all about the teenage brain, "The Primal Teen" by Barbara Straugch. It was a slow start, but after the first couple of "tease" chapters I'm hooked! I LOVE learning about the brain and behavior, and the connections as to why it all works the way it does... especially the adolescent brain...
Turns out that the adolescent brain is a lot like the developing brain in the first 3 years or so of life. So, my frustrated comment to my own teen last week of, "How old are you, Two?!" isn't so sarcastic after all. In fact, it's quite accurate. (Does that mean you can ask your 2 year old tantrum-throwing child, "How old are you, 13?! Somehow, that doesn't seem to sound quite right.)
I find myself SO excited by all I'm learning I feel like I'm going to explode if I can't tell other people about it... and then, if I could, I question if I could get all my words in the right order to make myself understandable. (Could I possibly be addicted?! Oh wait, no, because that would mean my Dopamine levels are very high, and I'm pretty positive that they are actually lower than they should be, but I'll stop with that so I don't put everyone to sleep.)
Speaking of sleep, I'm going to stop here so I can turn off the computer, go to bed, and spend my last few bits of brain processing power to do more reading.
Love & Hugs ~
