It's good to keep an open mind about radical treatments for those of us, such as ADA, who suffer from such crippling anxiety that we experience constant adrenaline/cortisol rushes which create heavy cardiovascular stress. People will jump up and say "amygdala removal is a terrible idea". What about the myriad of people that die from cardviovascular disease each day? Did anyone even ponder that a subset of those fatalities could be prevented if those people didn't have fear? Fear to exercise, fear to go the gym, fear to be seen in public walking, fear of social interaction, fear of many things that are not easily understood. Having less emotion may be a compromise, sure, but how much emotion is lost should be weighed as a negative vs the benefits, instead of immediately saying "well look at this side effect, so forget the idea".
I believe there's a subtle campaign by big pharma and the government it subsidizes to suppress any and all "scientific" discussion, even on this forum, for anything that alters life extension, mental health, or anything else, that isn't a chemical that you need to take regularly. Even here notice the hype around life extension is always about chemicals. Logically, chemicals as a treatment for OCD/anxiety/phobias or chemicals to increase lifespan seems such a very antiquated method. In the 21st century we should really be more open minded and discussing other alternatives, and ideas such as amygdala removal for mental health purposes shouldn't be shot down instantly without a deeper discussion.
I came across a very interesting post on a forum by a person name "Rossala" who actually had his amygdala removed to deal with his various mental issues. I'll link it here: https://www.thenaked...p?topic=66498.0
This was a most interesting read.
I realize this is 9 years late, but I wanted to post this find, and didn't want to make a duplicate thread. I'm hoping we can create some open-minded discussion around this for those of us with chronic anxiety/phobias and the like.
Edited by littlePawn, 24 June 2017 - 03:26 AM.