What is allostatic load?
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#mentalhealth #PTSD #allostaticload #TRTMW
There are teams around the world racing to understand & 'solve' for #AllostaticLoad -- Masking is allostatic load on autistic humans. Suppression @ this level, over time, breaks us.
Contrast: This is not practicing before debate club or toastmasters. It's different. Like we are. Variable, humanity.
Inside the Stress Cascade: From Cortisol to Cytokines
#Neuroscience #StressScience #HPAaxis #Neurogenesis #Neuroplasticity #Glia #MentalHealthScience #BDNF #AllostaticLoad #BrainHealth
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Allostatic (over)Load Measurement: Workflow and repository
Beese, S., Cross, J. et al.
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#AllostaticLoad #ResearchWorkflow #BeeseCrossEtAl
The Inner Workings of Stress Response: From Brain to Hormones
#StressResponse #AllostaticLoad #BodyBalance #Hormones #Cortisol #StressManagement #Neuroscience #Mindfulness #HealthAndWellness #Biology
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Afterthought: This, to me, is a new civil & human rights issue. It is intersectional with every other currently defined, yet has its own continuum of behaviors, neuroconnectivity, and traits; which, depending on how long and deeply one has been masking and inflating #cortisol #allostaticLoad π§΅
In Canada, disabled humans 'recommended' euthanasia as valid option.
They'd rather you kill yourself than they need support the outcomes of living in transactional societies over decades.
The research on #allostaticload is in and it is damning.
This is pressure to just die already. Horrifying.
New pub alert! Higher #AllostaticLoad associated w/increased #Morbidity (47%) and #Mortality (33%) in #OlderAdults, often underrepresented in AL work. More #Inclusion in future intervention work may be one path to improve longevity and quality of life.
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