Importance of research work
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Research work is very important, it enables humanity to advance.
It helps us to understand for example
- How trauma affects emotional development in children.
- The impact of COVID-19 on college students.
- The mental effects of bullying.
- How the media influences aggression.
If you would have to do a research study, what would it be about and why?
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@amiablePeace77 Something related to one of my health conditions. There's a small <200 publications about it. Most doctors have never heard of it and a connected syndrome has one a few papers.
I actually am giving information to a researcher for her study, but it's observational only and the international aspect is a bit problematic.
I did the screening for an international HAE study before, but it had local doctors involved, no patient was sending info internationally. I didn't get past the screenings for that one due to the condition/syndrome mentioned above. It makes my bloodwork not typical for someone with HAE.
I have done research myself before, various topics.
@AffyAvo
HAE is a very rare condition, I read that 1 in 50,000 people in the entire world have it. There needs to be more information and awareness about HAE. I hope you're doing as okay as possible with your condition.
@AffyAvo you really are a researcher in an unknown or little known area. Keep up the good work.
@amiablePeace77 If you would have to do a research study, what would it be about and why?
I would like to find out the causes that make people happy and also the ones that lead to suffering.
@soulsings
The science of happiness and suffering would be a great and helpful research!
@amiablePeace77 I used to do research while I was completing my degree! I studied plants and how climate change affects the flowering time of plants, which can give us some insight into how increasing carbon dioxide levels are going to effects when our crops produce our fruits and vegetables. Research is essential to understand ourselves and the world around us!!
@fruityPond7887 Oh that's interesting. When there's bad smoke from forest fires some of the plants seem to thrive.
@AffyAvo Yeah! There's this practice sometimes that fires can help "reset" the environment it burns. I don't know too much about it, but it seems like the fires help nutrients reenter the soil and the habitat almost restarts!
@fruityPond7887 and @affyavo
You are both right. Some plants like the Sequoia tree only regenerate after a fire. The problem now with forest fires are they are so intense because they were suppressed for so long that even massive trees like the Sequoia can succomb to fire if it is too intense.
@soulsings Wow, that's a shame. It makes me so sad to see those extreme forest fires, like in California. I didn't know that about the Sequoia tree! 😮 Thanks for sharing Soul!
@fruityPond7887 you are welcome. The last big fire they made a fireline and saved the Sequoias but even the strong have their weaknesses.
@amiablePeace77. Research is so important! I live near a university that studies neuro immune disorders. I have participated in studies with them over the years and will be starting a new study with them soon. I hope by doing this it will lead to some discoveries on some poorly understood chronic illnesses.
@adventurousBranch3786
This sounds very interesting! I wish you all the best for your participation in the study about neuro immune disorders! There is still a lot to explore about chronic illnesses for sure!
I love research, always have. It's not only important, but vital for someone who is dealing with mental and/or physical health conditions. Of course u should be able to rely on ur doctor to explain everything about your diagnosis that u absolutely need to know in order to adjust as easy as possible to the news, but I have learned not to expect that anymore. Perhaps I'm slightly jaded after a lifetime of health problems, several of which my mother hid from me (asthma⁉️ is the perfect example of a health condition she didn't tell me about and I can't fathom her rationalization to not inform me of a life threatening condition...my 1st asthma attack that I know was definitely asthma happened in 4th grade while I was in band class (I played the clarinet) and suddenly couldn't breathe and passed out, thankfully my teacher carried me to the nurse and I discovered that I had a nebulizer, 2 inhalers that had different medicine in both, 3 different nebulizer medications, and a peak flow meter...the school nurse knew I had asthma, but not me. My mother said it wasn't important when I asked her why I was never told. A genetic liver disease is another example (it's mainly benign and was found accidentally)...I started eavesdropping to learn about my own health. My mental health treatment hasn't been much better as far as full disclosure goes. I started getting treatment for my mental health at 16 and it wasn't until 24 that I found a psychiatrist and therapist that I both liked and knew I could trust. I saw that psychiatrist for 5 years or so until he had to move out of state to care for his elderly father, but I liked and trusted his replacement and continued seeing the same therapist during all of it. I actually stopped going there after around 11 years (I saw the replacement psychiatrist for around 6 years and my therapist for the entire 11 years) because my therapist was diagnosed with breast cancer for the 2nd time and it had spread everywhere, she was terminal, and despite trying to see a different therapist and my psychiatrist, I ultimately found it too difficult because I was grieving (I still go there for my primary care doctor). My psychiatrist understood and helped me find a replacement who I like, but have technically never met because I began seeing him around the time covid began and everything was Tele-health and it works well so we have continued to use it. Part of why I mentioned all of that is because of a warning that the 2 psychiatrists and my therapist gave me regarding my borderline personality disorder diagnosis, they told me to be cautious in the future about sharing that diagnosis with other mental health professionals because of the stigma around it.
They were right and I decided to stop therapy for a while because the couple I've seen since losing mine were fine until I mentioned BPD and their entire attitude and demeanor changed immediately, I've had 4 therapists break up with me after I told them about it.
Because I can't rely on mental health professionals to even see me, I find myself more and more grateful for my psychology degree which was supposed to be premed until my fibromyalgia diagnosis made that untenable. I understand what each psychological diagnosis means and how to treat it, what to expect, pertinent information the patient and their support system needs to know, etc. I also understand the crazy long list of health problems I have because I have researched them throughly. The same is true for potential treatment options and various medications. I am always researching something, anything from ehler's Danlos (my newest diagnosis) to the multiverse theory. I love learning and value my intelligence more than any other attribute I supposedly possess. It's the only thing I don't doubt, question it's existence, or get upset when I get a compliment about it.
Research is necessary to every aspect of life, in my opinion. How to cook a certain meal, which vacuum is the best, directions to anywhere u don't know how to get to, etc. It's especially important when it's about ur health or the health of a loved one who needs ur support.
In 10th grade biology we were assigned a report on a genetic disorder. I had just found out about my liver disease a year or two before but didn't know a lot about it so that's what I chose to write about. I'm glad I did because I learned everything I needed to even vaguely know about the disease. I got an A, but most importantly I learned vital information that I wouldn't have known otherwise.
*sorry for the length
@K87
I’m very sorry to hear that your mum wasn’t open with you about health issues. It is something important to know for a child. Glad that you had some good experiences with some therapists but I find it unprofessional that 4 therapists broke up with you after you told them about your bpd unless they openly said they are not trained to help with bpd. Good that you have a psychology degree and can help yourself by doing research work yourself!
@amiablePeace77
I wanted to be a psychiatrist and got into medical school (including John's Hopkins, my dream school) but realized my fibromyalgia diagnosis was going to make it way too much for me especially since it was a new diagnosis and I wasn't sure how much it would affect me and my life.
I still love research, though
@K87
It must have been hard for you to get that diagnosis of fibromyalgia. I'm glad it does not stop you from still doing what you like.
@amiablePeace77
It finds a new one to suck even more every day, it's almost impressive lol.
At least I can say I got into Hopkins, there's no guarantee I would've passed so perhaps it's not as terrible as I initially thought...that's the most optimistic I've managed to get to since finding out.