Pinky Adelaide.
“The concept of dehumanization is no hyperbole. When researchers used an fMRI scanner to track perceivers’ reactions to images of people from various groups, the results suggested that dehumanized outgroup members are no longer perceived to be humans. When individuals viewed general images of people, the areas on the brain that typically respond when people process social information showed increased activity. However, when they were shown images of people from an extreme outgroup - homeless individuals and drug addicts - those same areas were not activated. Instead, the insula and amygdala were activated; areas that are mostly active when people are experiencing strong emotions such as disgust and contempt.”
And now I remember why I applied to study Psychology.
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Coat - Chicwish
Sweater - MANGO
Shorts - H&M
Hat - Cubus
Necklace - Stradivarius %
Boots - La redoute
Bag - Vintage (image: maddinka)
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Funny how the more technology transcends physical barriers to communication, the more we crave solitude instead; the more we build up emotional barriers.
Funnier, though, how we think we’re still the same person we were a month ago or a year ago but on hindsight we realise how much God has shaped us and for that, I love my daddy God so very much - overwhelmed by a cacophony of emotions, but mostly amazement and thankfulness :’)
Da momma’s been here for 3 days now and I’m glad she’s been enjoying this trip thus far :) Our relationship was so strained in the past and it was so much of a one-way relationship because I totally cut myself off from her. Must’ve hurt her so, so much but things are so much better now and I cannot possibly ask for anything more ^^ She recognises that I’ve grown up in some ways but am still her little girl in many others - she isn’t supportive of me drinking but she only warns me instead of objecting to it; she doesn’t see why I want to do psychology in university but she doesn’t stop me from doing it; she gets emails from college when I skip class but doesn’t ask about it because she knows I’m sensible enough to get the grades; she respects my take on relationships and I can talk to her about it so openly. I love my awsm mommy HEHEHEHEHEHEHE SO CHEESY.
On another note, January exams are over, leaving me with a somewhat disillusioned sense of freedom. I seem to have an incessant need to be tied down, to make myself feel completely asphyxiated… but also emerging stronger each time, and extremely grateful :) And also… NO MORE MATH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Life will be much better from now.
Such an amazing start to what I reckon will be an amazing year - the load isn’t any lighter, but guess whose back is so much stronger :)
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2 papers down and 3 more to go. Not wanting to get out of bed is perhaps the most patronising excuse in the history of education but nonetheless I’m pretty hopeful about the next 3 papers and can’t wait to get them over and done with, then there’ll be no more claustrophobia inducing setting sending chills down my spine which is already crumbling from all the fatigue built up from the past few weeks. Go me!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s so true how you can only connect the dots looking backwards - God timed everything so well, and even though I used to openly express my discontent with Singapore’s education system, it’s all the shit that I had to go through that equipped me with everything I’ve got now to get the most out of college here. Don’t know how everything’s going to turn out but am already so thankful :)
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