Timeless Beauty

My battle with dopamine deficiency rages on. Lately, I have difficulties in focusing and relaxing because of my anxiety, which is also a symptom of lack in dopamine. I have tried using meditation and visualization techniques to calm my mind and emotions as well as relax my muscles. It works most of the time. I pair these techniques with relaxing or upbeat music that makes me feel lively for a while. I had two MP3 players before, but they were destroyed now from too much use. They were the cheap variety, so no surprise there. Now, I use WinAmp and Windows Media Player as mp3 players. I listen to music while I work on my computer all day long.

Autism is also is being explored for links with mosaicism. In an unpublished research, Susan Folstein of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston examined autistic children under ultraviolet light and found that as many as 10% of them had pronounced Blaschko's lines. She suspects that a mosaic patch of brain cells, unable to migrate or communicate with its neighbors, might be what causes some cases of autism. But until an underlying mutation can be found, the idea remains unproven. This is an excerpt from Helen Pearson's article, Til Death Do Us Part . It is possible that mosaicism in humans is one of the causes of some types of autism.

Image via Wikipedia Lately, I have been beset with a deep sadness I can not explain. I know I am depressed, but the level of my depression has been deeper than usual. I usually have melancholia, which I have learned to ignore my whole life. It's not as debilitating as clinical depression because I can still function well socially at home and at work. However, everything changed when I resigned from my job and began working solely at home. I started to gain weight. Since then I have not been successful in shedding the extra pounds despite my efforts to eat less and healthier. I suspect a hormone imbalance caused my weight gain as well as my latent depression. I have also experienced some behavioral changes, including mood swings and suicidal thoughts. My condition has worsened so much that it has affected my work. If it is a hormone imbalance, then it could be either of two conditions: hypothyroidism or dopamine deficiency. Since my thyroid gland has not swelled yet, then I su...