With all the Social Justice warriors, eco-zealots, Antifa, ‘twould seem that Portland is the center of madness. Is there a reason for this? In all seriousness, YES.
This was supposed to be a thread about the pathology of fear, but while researching that, I came across a stat that sent me down a rabbit hole. pic.twitter.com/05NX1a2PCA
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
I’ve seen several reporters that have been on the ground for the riots in Portland mention how unwell the rioters look.
Here’s an example: https://t.co/82v6U6M1fs— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
As a behavioral neurologist, I would like to examine some of the factors that I believe are contributing to the epidemic that is playing out across the country, particularly in Portland.
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
A few years ago, I observed that those with what some refer to as “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and Antifa members have similar behaviors to young children/teens whose prefrontal cortex is not fully developed.
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
The prefrontal cortex is responsible for:
– reasoning
– logic
– problem solving
– planning
– memory
– focus and attention
– developing and carrying out goals
– impulse control and
– personality development— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
The prefrontal cortex is not fully mature until between the ages of 21-30. A behavior also associated with an immature prefrontal cortex is believing everyone thinks, believes and behaves the way you do (i.e. egocentrism).
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
Those affected can be hyper emotional while also lacking empathy for others that they perceive as adversaries (those that attack their ego or identity).
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
For the last several years, Oregon has consistently ranked one of the worst states for mental health in the country.
Teens and young adults have been particularly affected (most rioters seem to fall into this age group).— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
According to the 2017 Oregon Healthy Teen Survey:
“More than 40% pf students in both grades surveyed did not meet the state’s benchmark for coping ability. About a third said they felt so sad and hopeless, they had stopped doing normal activities…
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
…up to 18% said they had contemplated suicide.” https://t.co/kWsFdQHhbv
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
The nonprofit group Mental Health America recently ranked Oregon worst in the country for mental illness rates and access to help for it. The study says that Oregon has some of the worst rates for homelessness, high school graduations and child abuse. https://t.co/qrg9ygoulC
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
It’s also during this crucial development period for the prefrontal cortex that addictions become easiest to develop.
Oregon also has some of the highest rates of addiction in the country. https://t.co/pTEibsAf1Q pic.twitter.com/SusFAw6Ciw— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
Often, mental illness and drug use go together. Those with mental illness often self-medicate and drug use during the teen/young adult years leads to irreversible prefrontal cortex damage which leads to mental illness.
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
Adding to this, young adults today grew up in the aftermath of 9/11 and during the economic stress of the Great Recession.
Oregon seemed to be particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. pic.twitter.com/BGs1LNITsl— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
In addition to the daily stresses that living below the poverty level during times of geopolitical uncertainty, young adults have been subjected to stress from extremist climate change activists. https://t.co/ikll57I7MJ
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
Growing up in an unstable home where your basic needs aren’t met in a world where terrorists can strike at any moment while saddled with the crippling fear that the world is going to end at any moment, it’s not surprising that we are seeing such extreme, deranged behaviors.
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
This behavior is then reinforced by their peer groups and through social media, where they are given the approval and attention they so desperately crave.
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
Schools, which have become indoctrination factories, (critical thinking actually helps develop the prefrontal cortex) are designed to pull children away from traditional family structures and values, thereby reinforcing deviant and activist lifestyles.
— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
So what do we do with this information?
These people cannot be reasoned with.
They do not respond to logic.
Their fear is overriding their ability to think rationally regardless of the overwhelming information that contradicts their belief system.— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
Hold strong.
Trust God.
And like Paulina Plaksej, refuse to go over the cliff with the rest of humanity. #GodWins— 🇺🇸 SheNerd 🎃 (@shnerdly) September 5, 2020
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