Some events surprise us, such as the great discoveries, those that shake us and give us the feeling that our life is shared between a before and an after, those that have the power to make us grow and evolve. a story that has all the ingredients to give us that feeling, after reading it you will feel that you have gone through one of these moments.
That’s how I felt when I saw Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroscientist and PhD student at Harvard University in the US. U. S. ) By making a presentation at a conference, the truth is that it is better to attend the conference than to try to summarize it.
- In this.
- In addition to explaining some things about the brain and the difference between the left and right hemisphere.
- Using a real brain on stage (which provoked a lot of laughter in the participants).
- He tells us about his incredible experience.
Jill decided to study neuroanatomy because her brother had schizophrenia and wanted to know and understand the difference between a “normal brain” and a brain affected by mental illness, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
And who knows, one day she woke up with a strange feeling that resulted in a stroke, she didn’t fully recover until 8 years ago and, for her, it was an amazing experience, yes, how do you hear it?
In a fun and simple way, he explains the obvious symptoms that identify a stroke, in his lecture he clearly tells us everything that was going to happen, from the moment he woke up to the moment the stroke began to occur:?to the shower and I felt all this: change in my level of consciousness and sudden confusion, I lost strength in an arm and a leg, speech problems, I didn’t understand what I was saying (Jill tells how she called a colleague and just heard her say?water water water?), I lost vision, severe headaches, loss of balance and coordination, difficulty walking and tingling.
Jill tells us that her left hemisphere was off and that she lost the perception of reality, however, her right hemisphere gave her a sense of peace and happiness, which she describes as Nirvana, was amazing and revealing, mystical and profound. experience for her to tell the world?
So the stress she felt, her worries disappeared and a silent mind appeared that didn’t bother her, she was amazed herself and thought it was great To lose 37 years of emotional burden is so liberating!But don’t I have time to have a stroke?!
After this experience, Jill invites us to become owners of our lives, to be ourselves and to make our routine easier without getting too complicated. We have the power to shut it down!
In fact, in the midst of crying and laughter, Jill manages to touch us and make us think about the true meaning of life, she, from her experience, invites us to reflect on how, sometimes, it seems that we need a little attention. so we can realize how lucky we are?
The purpose of this article is revealing and I would like, humbly on my part, to encourage you to attend this conference; If you or a family member has had a stroke to help you, talk to your loved ones who were afraid or still felt it, talk and cry when you need to cry, on a friendly shoulder.
There is always someone willing to help and understand our individual struggles.