Here is an
article about a hormone that is supposed to increase trust. According to the article, " . . . scientists say the new research raises important questions about oxytocin's potential as a therapy for conditions like autism or social phobias, in which trust is diminished."
Actually, I think that I trust people
too much. I'm not always sure whom to trust, so I err on the side of too much trust, whereas I probably should err on the side of less trust.
They probably put that shit in the food chain a long time ago
Shopping malls will be pumping it through the air conditioning system to make people easy targets for salesmen...
I have always been too trusting and gullible and now conciously try to be sceptical and analyse peoples motives.
I used to be somewhat naive and far too trusting, but now, since a few years ago, I'm getting inceasingly suspicious and questioning of people's motives. With a few exceptions, whenever someone I don't know say anything more complex than hello, (and in some cases even when they simply say hello, altought I am more speculative and don't take my preliminary conclusions too seriously) I automatically analyze it in order to try and understand their intentions.
My recently increased intrest in how people are affected psychologically by different things (especially when it comes to communication) have given me (and is still giving me) more understanding of how people manipulate eachother, and how people are manipulated; something that has already proven useful.
After a few squirts, human subjects were significantly more trusting and willing to invest money with no ironclad promise of a profit.
Booze has been around a lot longer. Maybe Autistics produce their own alcohol :roll:
I read about this a while back elsewhere. As with most neurochemistry topics, I find this very interesting. However using it to treat autism seems a bit off, to me. From what I've gathered (and I don't honestly know many Aspergs; just a handful online) autistics tend to be more trusting than a NT. The above posts seem to support that. Speaking from my own experience, I was always overly trusting as a child, but developed a strong distrust of strangers simply out of necessity.
Also, am I the only one who's always vaguely terrified of things like these? Makes me recall the OSS/US military's morbid and detrimental interest in "mind control drugs" back in the 50's, 60's.
"autistics tend to be more trusting than a NT."
I agree with that.
Oxytocin sounds to me like a control drug, so it would be wise to steer clear of it.
Sounds scary. I don't want anybody messing with my personality, with or without my knowledge. I refuse to drink more than one serving of alcohol because I will not be "not in control" of myself.
Oxytocin sounds to me like a control drug, so it would be wise to steer clear of it.
That's part of the hormone-system in women who breast-feed their babies, isn't it? It sounds too familiar, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
Sibylle
But I'm guessing drinking it after infancy will lead to you falling for all sorts of crazy scams and act as a control drug.