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I know this isn't pugilistic dementia but I thinks there's some correlation with this thread. Frank Bruno and my dad both suffer from a form of depression called bipolar syndrome, my dad boxed 42 amateur fights over 7 years, and I wonder if there's any link. Bipolar is caused by irregular levels of serotonin and dopamine being released at different times, causing over-happiness followed by crushing 'downers' that last much longer. Any insights?
I don't think tere is a connection...that has to do with an irregularity in the way the body produces those chemicals.....I have a friend who's father suffers from depression/Schitzophrenia/bipolar and he never fought a fight in his life...it's a genetic problem....
Does that mean I'm gonna end up a nut aswell
not exactly.....but there is always a minute chance...very minimal...remember you also share your mothers genes as well and you have your own unique chemical balance going on.....I wouldn't worry about it...they say alcoholism and drug addiction is genetic and my father was both of them and I am neither.....so it is possible that you will always be kinda ok... lol