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Originally Posted by spiritofnow  I feel bad for people when they come on here and you tell them 'hey its great you are here well done, oh and by the way what you have is incurable' who gave you the power to take hope away from people? |
You're free as are any of us, to grant such a power or not, as I see it. If we find solace in believing the condition's incurable but may prove to be manageable, why shouldn't we choose to believe that? For that matter, how many of us feel the textbook definition of the term "cure" quoted earlier is apt?
Anthony's opinions and conclusions appear sound and quite reasonable as I see it from today's facts and studies. But imo such studies are like 'shifting sands' (and not granite) in today's ever more complex scientific research into brain and mind function. Later studies may lead to conclusions changing a bit or a lot long before say, even another five years pass. Incontrovertible scientific conclusions, have many a time in the past done a complete flipflop based on new studies, so really at times there's a large grain of truth in the saying "the only certain thing about the future is its uncertainty".
(for the twins study quoted here by Waif) Does a smaller hippocampus mean "brain damage" or is it an indicator that people are predisposed to PTSD? I'm thinking, maybe such physical evidence as this is of little importance, as we use perhaps 10% of our brain's potential. Seems there's room for our minds to adapt to considerable physical alteration of our brains and still manage quite well.
Seeing physical 'proof' of our brain's structural change is disconcerting, but does that all by itself define our condition as incurable or only partially curable? Certainly not in isolation imo, but I'm thinking it shouldn't be dismissed lightly.
(batgirl) > if in future if I ever am cured, what will happen with the memories I have of my trauma?
I doubt if anyone who believes or does not believe in cures could know for a fact the answer to that one. But my speculation would be:
If and when you're ever cured, I imagine those memories will still be around but as a much faded version that's become overlaid with newer memories and probably accompanied by mental reflexes that are better adapted at coping with them, so that they've lost their deathgrip on your emotions.
Don