Hello again classmates.
We are back for another class of psychology. This is going to be quite a special and unique one, I promise.
It is about what happens in the brain when you hate or dislike someone!
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Just like when we like or love someone,
A lot of processes happen in the brain when you hate or dislike someone.
It is the same brain that does this work, no?!
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So, there is a part of the brain called the “cortex”.
In this cortex, there is what we call the “premotor cortex”.
The premotor cortex is the part of the brain that is largely responsible for planning and execution of motion.
Moments like when you feel attacked or in the presence of someone you dislike, the premotor cortex ensures prepares you to act aggressively when feeling hateful, either to defend or as an attack!
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There are other parts including the medial frontal gyrus, the medial insula and the right putamen.
All those parts put together with the premotor cortex forms what we will call the “hate circuit”.
The frontal gyros is the part of the brain that deals with the yes or no decisions we make.
When you hate somebody this part of the brain is constantly in conflict, wondering if you should act negatively on these feelings.
The medial insula is responsible for sensory processing, decision-making, and motor control.
The right putamen is involved in learning and motor control, including speech articulation, language functions, reward, cognitive functioning, and addiction.
According to Psych Matters South Africa,
“This activation of the premotor cortex also triggers the autonomic nervous system, creating “fight or flight” responses, increasing cortisol and adrenalin”.
Both these hormones deplete the adrenals and contribute to weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, depression and chronic illness. Therefore, the cycle of bodily and mental dis-ease continues.
Hatred also triggers the mind to try to predict what the actions of the person being hated may do, as a way to protect you, but this leads to further anxiety, restlessness, obsessive thinking and paranoia, which also then influences negatively in the way you engage in relationships. It’s important to note that all these reactions affect only the hater, and not the hated, breaking down your nervous – immune – and endocrine system, and your mental well-being.
There you have it!
One trigger in you makes all these processes happen in your brain, in a flash!
That is what happens in the brain when you hate or dislike someone.
I love your psychology post. I was just reading your what happens to our brain when we fall in love.
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I was aware of “fight or flight” when we are in a stressful situation, but I never thought about how being around someone we dislike can activate that in you.
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I’ve really enjoyed learning about all these different emotions – good and bad! I knew about the fight or flight feelings but never knew they came into play when you ‘hate’ someone.
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Lovely read. I was also curious to know about this after learning that love has positive effects on the brain. I was thinking what if it were the opposite of love, would the brain also be flooded with more negativity?
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Such an awesome post, it’s very informative and essential to know this stuff to help us overcome this emotion! Hate is simply bad for our brain and just leads to major disorders or diseases to someone catering to this! Everyone must read your article and must consider every sense you’ve pointed out! Thanks!
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This is great perspective. So many people don’t realize this.
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This is great perspective. So many people don’t realize what hate does to you.
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I can see how we change when we are around someone we dislike. I have never thought about it before but it definitely makes sense.
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thats scary
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Negative thoughts can really be harmful to the body. I try to not focus on negativity for my health. Although admittedly it can be really hard sometimes!
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So true! We’re not ourselves when around people we dislike.
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I don’t like h negative thoughts in my mind but I agree. It’s just like we love someone. The mind function the opposite.
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Hate is a powerful negative emotion, but a word that is easy to say. It’s interesting what happens to our brains.
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One thing is certain: Hating others accomplished nothing. Like you said, just thinking about the person you hate or seeing them fuels anxiety and it leads to irrational behavior. It is best to forgive and move on.
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Wow.An interesting read.
Thanks teacher
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I’m always amazed to hear how amazing our brain and body is. Every time it astonishes me how much happens for just one little reaction! Thanks for sharing!
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The brain is such an interesting part of the body. It’s just so amazing how much activity goes on in there. Thanks for the enlightenment.
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Hating is such a negative feeling. It is amazing to know how brain reacts to such a negative feeling
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Love this kinda psychology post. So good to learn about it. Thanks
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Hate is a very strong feeling and quite a negative feeling. It is not good for brain to tackle such negative feelings.
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That was easy for me to understand. I was reading this with the cast of House’s voices in my head, btw, haha. It’s my favourite medical tv series.
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I like the posts when you talk about how the brain is when we are in love, then now when we hate someone. Very informative post!
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