[I] RE: Re: Head Trauma

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Neil,

I think you have a good point there. In each of the three long-term

relationships I have been in, I started to have the 4S symptoms

towards my boyfriend either around the 2 year mark or at a point when

things where starting to get more serious. For me, it also is the one

similar thread that occured when each of the relationships began to

unravel. I have a difficult time being vulnerable, and an even more

difficult time identifying my feelings. I think I may use it as a

defense mechanism, as well as a way to lash out since I find that

easier rather then truly examining that the person might not be right

for me, or there is a problem in the relationship.

On the other hand, the noises of strangers who are in my opinion,

obnoxious, definitely bother me a lot. I don't know if this might be

more of a learned behavior, since my ear is definitely very attuned to

those noises and my reactions are an old habit that I feel I can't

control.

Also, going back to the thumb sucking habit- I do think that my 4S and

quiting thumb sucking overlapped a bit, but that the 4S became much

stronger after the thumb sucking ended- somewhere around 10 years old.

I wonder if the 4S began to take the place of thumbsucking around the

time that I started to be pressured to quit (7 or 8). Thumbsucking was

definitely a comfort " blanket " for me, and perhaps even a defense

mechanism at that young age?

> >

> > I was wondering if anyone thinks that this condition could be a result

> > of head trauma, and not necessarily severe trauma that would require

> > treatment. Maybe Marsha could start another poll for this.

> >

> > I remember being in a small car accident when I was a child, I was

> > not restrained and my head broke the windshield. I had a bump on my

> > head, but was not knocked out and did not require treatment. Just

> > thinking that a small head trauma could damage part of the brain that

> > causes this.

> >

>

> My doctor asked me about this. When I was 7, I rode my bike with my

> eyes closes for a few seconds, and my bike fell into the grass. I did

> loose my two front teeth, but I'm not sure if there was any

> significant head trauma. However, I had many ear infections as a child

> and my doctor said the SSSS could've been a result of that.

>