Hypothalamus

Theme

Giving up on life, intense desire to die: "If only I were dead."

CA phase

Complete change of metabolism and of blood and hormone parameters, major change of function in the vegetative nervous system. No cellular breakdown.

Biological purpose

Controlling blood and hormone parameters in this extreme stress situation.

Symptoms

Manic, panic restlessness, insomnia.

PCL phase

Normalization of blood and hormone parameters and functioning of the vegetative nervous system.

Symptoms

The swelling of the healing hypothalamus causes the ventricle to close and obstruct the flow of cerebrospinal fluid: hydrocephalus.

Beware of with the syndrome!