如果憂鬱症的其中一個病發原因,是因為大腦火燒厝(發炎),是否可以開啟一個嶄新的療癒之道?(這本書有中文版)
很久沒有閱讀醫生寫作的書籍。這本劍橋大學精神學系主任所寫的書,是一本非常棒的科普書籍。除了對憂鬱症以及各種醫學領域有深入淺出地介紹之外,更是讓人看到科學家在探索人體奧妙時能夠採取何種思考策略。
書中一開始先講到憂鬱症對社會的影響。在許多文明國家當中因著憂鬱症損失的產值,以及連帶需要付上的醫療和陪同代價,已經快要逼近整體GDP的3 %。所以就經濟面來說,包括憂鬱症和其他大腦相關病症能夠找到解決之道,在人們平均壽命一直增加的現代,的確是一個很值得深入研究的問題。
作者的發想起點有兩個,一個是他自己去做牙齒手術時(好像是根管治療?),經歷一種略為憂慮的情緒。再來就是他接觸到一位類風濕性關節炎病患 “P太太” 在病發的時候特別有一些憂鬱症的傾向。一般人會很合理的解釋,在病痛當中當然會心情不好,或是有一些負面的思考,但作者在這個細微的點上,問了一個不一樣的問題,“如果他的下顎或是P太太關節的腫脹是因著發炎,那是否有可能他們的憂鬱症傾向也是發炎所造成的呢?”
接下來幾章有許多非常有趣的科普知識。從免疫科學和人體免疫系統的解釋開始,作者清楚的解釋人體免疫系統,包括白血球,巨噬細胞,淋巴系統等等,作者用戰役當中的情報員,指揮官,以及士兵來形容他們的角色和互相作用的關係非常生動易懂。
“神經免疫學” 這樣的跨領域思考方式,一開始並不受到主流的重視。,作者講到很多我們對於醫學的觀念根深蒂固被哲學家笛卡爾的思想所影響。他的二元論和理性主義 (“我思故我在” 就是他的名言),將身體和思考面切開了,以至於往後的人思考身體和心理層面總是把他當成圍牆的兩端一般互不相干。但後來眾多的因素和發現,讓人們逐漸地看出兩者之間可能的關係。,從這個觀點開始,作者開始講述歷史中許多醫學療法的發展,和採取的策略,當然還有許多錯得離譜,或者是太先進以至於不被當代主流所接受的情況。各種的故事和當時突破的點,作者的解釋方式和說故事的能力,讓不懂醫學的人也可以很快進入狀況。
最後的篇幅在探討其他大腦疾病,特別是阿茲海默症(老人癡呆症的一種)以及精神分裂症。近10年來對於這兩個的研究越來越多,如同憂鬱症一般患者過去是非常被歧視,認為是個人問題的,現代腦神經科學以及跨領域科學家們的研究更多指出是一種大腦病變的結果。如果從精神免疫學的角度,看見發炎與憂鬱症的關聯性,或許相關的這些大腦病變也都能夠用這個嶄新的角度,來思考對應之道!
讀這本書最大的收穫就是對於我們的免疫系統以及“發炎”這件事情有更多的了解。現在坊間已經有許多的書籍和文章,講到身體免疫系統比較弱的時候,身體為了要對抗外來病菌發動戰爭而造成的發炎,以至於產生疲勞,沮喪,容易感冒,以及其他消化系統和皮膚的問題。當然我也不免俗的在網路上尋找了容易造成發炎,以及抗發炎的食物 ☺️
分子學,免疫科學,腦神經科學,心理精神科學等等的領域都有好多積累的研究,身處在現代真的是很幸福。當這些科學之間跨領域的結合對抗疾病的策略時,相信會有更多的突破發生。
畢竟,我們人體本來就是許多複雜的系統交織而成
畢竟,人體的設計是如此奇妙可畏,也必須要好好珍惜健康
全文與中文版和相關鏈結,在部落格中👇👇👇
https://dushuyizhi.net/the-inflamed-mind-終結憂鬱症/
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其他大腦科學相關的閱讀:
"How to change your mind"
中文版:“改變你的心智”
https://dushuyizhi.net/how-to-change-your-mind-迷幻磨菇能改變你的意念,或是觀感嗎?/
“Other Minds"
中文版:“章魚,心智,演化:探尋大海及意識的起源”
https://dushuyizhi.net/the-soul-of-an-octopus-章魚哥的內心世界/
“The Beautiful brain" (運動傷害與大腦)
https://dushuyizhi.net/the-beautiful-brain-美麗的大腦/
#TheInflamedMind #Psychoneuroimmunology #Neuropsychiatry #EdwardBullmore #inflammation #mentalhealthawareness #終結憂鬱症 #神經免疫學 #科普
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The power of an open mind and a blank sheet of paper (一個開放的心胸與一張空白紙的力量) -- Marc Benioff, Salesforce創辦人
全球最大CRM (客戶關係管理系統)Salesforce 創辦人Marc Benioff 自傳以及管理哲學 (話說,一直找不到他們公司的中文名字,應該要翻譯成“業力”嗎?😂),我選這本書是因為一般B2B 公司能成功打響品牌,比起消費性產品,有一定的難度,希望從這個全球成長最快的企業型軟體公司借鏡。
整本書的雙關語在於他的副標題 "The power of business as the greatest platform for change" (企業的力量是改變世界最好的平台),巧妙的雙關語,帶到 Salesforce的平台商務模式,也說出他認為現代的企業不該只是創造就業機會以及為投資人賺錢,而是有責任為社會公義發聲。
裡面有稍微講到他成長的故事,以及創業的契機與初衷。身為創辦人的故事免不了要分享一些特殊(辛苦)或是失敗的經歷。整體來說我覺得他提到的所謂失敗經歷,描述起來好像沒有講到真的太血淚感。但其中一個經歷我倒覺得他還蠻誠懇的分享,就是在2016年有一陣子美國社會中的 Black Lives Matter 運動中(BLM, 黑人的命也是命),他在推特上表示支持。但沒有多久她和推特的執行長都被踢爆,自己的公司所僱用的員工不到2 %是黑人,被說是一種虛偽和矯情。老實說因著網路文化,這類事情越來越常發生,但至少他願意承認自己不自覺的偽善,並且如何道歉和檢討自己公司是否言行一致,還是很值得佩服的。
另外他分享一個在多年打拼後,發現不得不休息時,才認真思考到底自己在乎的是什麼,並且用什麼方式來檢視?在一個完全刻意 “歸零” 的機會,他發現自己心胸頓時開闊,思緒更加清晰,然後開始在一張白紙上面寫下想法。這後來成為他檢視自己的方式 “V2MOM” ,也推廣在公司裡。雖然聽起來是老生常談,可是我還滿常做類似的思考,也很愛白紙一張開始寫字,真的會讓自己想清楚自己到底在乎什麼?有時忙碌或是焦慮,需要的是在安靜中重新對焦。Pick your battles 很重要啊!
Vision- What do you want
願景 -- 你心中所要的是什麼
Values - what's important to you
價值 --哪些事情對你是重要的
Methods - how do you get it
方法聊如何達成你的目的
Obstacles -what is preventing you from being successful
障礙是什麼阻礙了你達成目的
Measures -how do you know you have it
衡量--你要如何知道你做到了?
我一直都認為,所謂”企業存在最重要是極大化投資人利益“,是一個有點可怕的偏執,也有點可惜,因為它的力量還能產生許多不同的正面價值。現在有許多的討論,包括企業社會責任的評量,社會企業永續經營的可能,以及企業對社會議題的態度,這在美國一些大公司當中更加的明顯。從某個角度來說,就算不想發聲,企業需要針對議題表態的壓力會越來越大,如果不想流於表面和偽善,還真的會蠻需要智慧的。這本書講到的團隊文化,不見得是什麼新的概念,但講到企業的社會責任和推動社會改革,的確是發人深省的。
剛剛發現中文版9月30號出版喔!
“開拓者”企業的力量是改變世界最好的平台”
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Stand up. Respect ✊
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“An open letter to Eric Kwok, and for everyone re homophobia, discrimination and bullying”
Dear Eric,
Imagine this. You are one of the contestants on a TV talent show. You are sitting in a room with other hopefuls and one of the judges walks into the room and demanded this: “Raise your hand if you are not homophobic.”
I’m very sure you will raise your hand.
You don’t have to answer me whether or not you really are homophobic. But stay with the feeling inside your mind. How do you feel?
Your feelings are most likely the same as the feelings of your contestants when you walked into a room and asked them to raise their hands to declare their sexual orientation publicly. Because in this day and age, homophobia is just as “controversial” as homosexuality, if not more.
The reason why I’m writing this open letter to you is because after reading your apology, I want to take the opportunity to address to you, and everyone out there, the need for proper etiquette regarding LGBT issues, and to address the forms of micro-aggression, bullying and discrimination the LGBT community faces everyday especially in the workplace.
I’m taking this incident seriously because from my personal experience, this is not just a one-time slip-up for you.
I remember long time ago I was so looking forward to meeting and working with you because you are, after all, Eric Kwok the great songwriter.
You were very friendly when we talked privately. Then I started to notice how once there were audiences, media or other people around and when the cameras were turned on, you would start making insinuating and demeaning gay jokes about me and in front of me. Jokes and comments even my closest friends wouldn’t dare to make in public.
At first, I didn’t really pay too much attention. I just brushed it off as juvenile and trivial. In fact, I had been so used to these jokes since growing up that I learned not to react much.
However, as time progressed and we worked on more occasions, the same thing would happen repeatedly. The teasing and the stereotypical gay jokes continued and you would make sure that the spotlight would fall on me afterwards. The jokes no longer felt light. They felt hostile, even vindictive.
In fact, it felt like bullying.
One of these incidents was well documented in tabloids back then and you can still look it up yourself on the internet.
I came to the realization that it was not just a one-time thing. I don’t know if it’s intentional or unintentional but it’s definitely a habit and a pattern.
So many questions would be in my mind every time after working with you. Why does Eric do that every time? Is he picking on me? Does he hate me? Is he homophobic? Does he think homosexuality is something funny? Does he do this to other people too? Did I do something that pissed him off? I remember I was nothing but courteous. So why do I deserve this?
I had no answers for all of these questions. All I knew was I became fearful of working with you, dreading what words would fall out of your mouth to put me in an awkwardly embarassing position. But still I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. You’re from California you shouldn’t be homophobic. I even defended you in my head by telling myself to loosen up.
But it’s not just you. Throughout my years in the entertainment industry, I have encountered and endured so many chauvinistic “tough guys” who like to use homosexuality as a laughing stock or source of bad comedy which were all discriminating and demeaning, yet not funny.
It’s not only me. I’m sure many people of the LGBT community face this everyday in their workplace. People around them would claim their intentions were harmless but we all knew deep down that these “jokes” have the power to put people someone in an embarrassing, inferior and even threatening positions.
We kept quiet and tolerated. Sometimes we even felt obligated to laugh along just so we couldn’t afford to look “petty” or “stiff”, especially in front of people of higher authority and stature.
So Eric I want to ask you.
Why have you been so obsessed with my sexuality all these years?
Why are you so fascinated by other people’s sexuality?
Why is being gay such a huge issue to you even to this day that you had to make it the first thing you asked your contestants?
Why you also had to specifically make a post on social media about that fact you questioned people about their sexuality?
Why do you take so much pride publicly in your ability to guess who are the gay contestants even when they weren’t ready to share that information?
And most of all why do you find all this to be so funny?
To begin with one’s sexual orientation is a very personal thing which others have no right to intrude, even in the entertainment industry where you are supposed to be fine with “controversy”.
This is for you and everyone out there: using your power and authority to demand someone to declare his or her sexual orientation, especially in a work environment, is ancient, barbaric and unacceptable.
Kicking someone out of the closet is just pure evil.
The fact you did what you did, especially with your stature and on broadcast TV, is not only wrong, but also you are telling the Hong Kong audience that it’s alright to continue this form of intrusion and micro aggression that the LGBT community wants to see gone.
You’re leading a very poor example by giving Hong Kong audience the impression that being gay is still a taboo.
How are your contestants, who are boys of young age, going to offer new perspectives to the Hong Kong audience under your guidance if you perpetuate stereotyping and demonstrate to them that being gay is still an issue?
I feel sorry for any contestants who are in fact gay sitting in that room that day too. They must have been traumatized seeing the way you forced your inquisition. The impression you left them with is that the entertainment industry is still a very unfriendly place for gays. Is that what you want them to think?
But most of all, it’s the attitude, tone and manner with which you shared about this incident on social media, giving people the impression that any matter regarding sexual orientation is still something shameful and laughable, which is on top of list the thing that the LGBT community fights hard everyday to change.
When you said in your apology you “have great respect for gay people, especially their hard fight for equality” I became baffled as what you did, in the past to me or in that room to the boys, is the exact thing that makes the LGBT community’s ongoing fight for equality so difficult.
Putting people down, perpetuate stereotypes, heckling and ridiculing yet making it look OK is anything but liberal and respectful, or Californian. I don’t see any “entertainment values” that are of good taste if they are made up at the expense of other people’s struggle.
If this incident happened in America, where you grew up, you would’ve gotten yourself in such hot waters that you probably can’t get out of.
I just want you and everyone out there to know that it’s not okay. And it never was. Never will be.
Being “as liberal as it gets” is great. Having gay friends is great too. Having dinner with your gay friends is absolutely fabulous! Playing all these cards to avoid being labelled as “homophobic” is very convenient. But having class, empathy, kindness and authentic respect is a completely different territory. These don’t come automatically with backgrounds.
At this point you don’t owe me an apology. I just hope that after this incident you can really start working and living with the essences of a truly liberal and creative individual. Inspire changes and end stereotypes. Start new trends and break old patterns. Embrace and not segregate. Do the work.
I had been away from Hong Kong and the industry for a few years now. It breaks me heart that I have to write this sort of open letter when it’s already 2018. I want to make this industry a safer, nicer and more accepting place to work in when I return. I want members of the LGBT community in Hong Kong, who have been so supportive of me and my music, to also have safer and nicer working environment in their respective lives.
I don’t mind coming off as an over-reacting petty bitch with no sense of humour if my message finally comes through and everyone, including you, “gets it”. I rather have no sense of humour than a bad one.
To all the contestants of the show. If anyone ever asks you if you are gay and you are not ready to discuss, it’s OK to stand up for yourself and say this: “It’s a rude question to begin with. You have no right to get an answer from me to begin with. And it doesn’t matter. It SHOULDN’T matter. It’s 2018. I hope one day I can use my craft to inspire the world and to make this become a non-issue.”
But if you are ready to be open, you have my complete support and love.
Let’s hope that through acceptance, learning and effort, one day there will no longer be any “controversial questions”. Wouldn’t we like that Eric?
Yours truly,
Pong
#LGBT
#homophobia
#safeworkplace
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