I agree and I am certain that everyone's experiences vary.
For instance some people enjoy things they consider frightening - others hate it.
My suggestion is that there is not a direct causal link between a higher or lower level of seratonin and a mental state called anxiety.
The same bodily state can enjoin one to flight or fight. Attitude, history, personality, self-belief and training can alter ones attitude to the same hormonal situation.
Changing the way one thinks about things can be very effective. I do not mean to trivialise such a change, this can require professional help, such as congitive behavioral therapy.
I posit there is not a one-to-one correlation between seratonin level and a mental state ( fright or excite ) but that other factors confound it.
Perhaps this is why these studies have come to seemingly contradictory ideas about seratonin levels and mental states ?
Links between the chemistry of the brain and distinct mental states seems less well established than proponents of the 'chemical-imbalance' school of therapy maintain.
For instance some people enjoy things they consider frightening - others hate it.
My suggestion is that there is not a direct causal link between a higher or lower level of seratonin and a mental state called anxiety.
The same bodily state can enjoin one to flight or fight. Attitude, history, personality, self-belief and training can alter ones attitude to the same hormonal situation.
Changing the way one thinks about things can be very effective. I do not mean to trivialise such a change, this can require professional help, such as congitive behavioral therapy.
I posit there is not a one-to-one correlation between seratonin level and a mental state ( fright or excite ) but that other factors confound it.
Perhaps this is why these studies have come to seemingly contradictory ideas about seratonin levels and mental states ?
Links between the chemistry of the brain and distinct mental states seems less well established than proponents of the 'chemical-imbalance' school of therapy maintain.