Too Much Sadness Lately.

Please find the time in your life to read this blog post. It explains so much about adoption that is not talked about. There can be a dark side...
Read it, and then go search for more to read on the subject of adoption. There are less adoptees that speak out about how they truly feel because of the fear of upsetting someone. When we keep it inside our brain starts to attack our body. It is part of our neurotransmitters, and if the levels are off, this can impact healthy brain development and plasticity. For example, cortisol, which usually goes up with stress, provides energy for thinking and stamina for dealing with stress or a crisis. This neurotransmitter allows the child to be able to sense and respond to the environment. Fortunately, for the average person, cortisol rises about 30 minutes before awakening to provide energy for the day’s activity. It then subsides and diminishes before bedtime. Cortisol also enhances learning and memory, but prolonged stress with elevated cortisol can decrease a child’s ability to think and memorize. And these elevated levels can lead to emotional and behavioral problems.