If you have MAO-A TT, your body processes serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine — and histamines + tyramines — more slowly. This isn’t a character flaw. It’s enzyme biology. What does this mean? 👉 Your bucket fills faster Foods high in tyramine (aged, fermented, cured) or histamine (leftovers, alcohol, vinegars, certain fruits) stay circulating longer because MAO is one of the enzymes that helps break them down. 👉 Your threshold is lower When the bucket fills, symptoms show up as: - Head pressure or “helmet sensation” - Anxiety or irritability that hits suddenly - Heart racing or feeling “wired but tired” - Flushing, sinus pressure, skin reactions - Body aches or inflammation spikes - Waking at 2–3am with adrenaline - Feeling drained the next day from the overload 👉 It’s not sensitivity — it’s accumulation. MAO-A TT doesn’t mean your body is “fragile.” It means your clearance rate is slower, so the impact stacks. 🍷🍓 Common Tyramine & Histamine Triggers You might recognize these patterns: High-Histamine Foods - Leftovers (especially meats) - Fermented foods (sauerkraut, kimchi) - Aged cheeses - Alcohol, especially wine - Vinegars & pickled foods - Certain fruits: strawberries, citrus - Smoked or cured meats High-Tyramine Foods - Aged or cured meats - Aged cheeses - Fermented soy - Overripe bananas, avocados - Nuts, seeds (when stored long-term) - Chocolate When these combine with MAO-A TT… the nervous system feels it. 🔍 What This Means For Your Nervous System Your body is not overreacting — it's reacting because the brainstem enzymes (MAO-A lives heavily there) can’t keep up with the load. This can look like: - Emotional flooding - Feeling “too much” - Overwhelm from small triggers - Mood swings that don’t match the moment - Crash after eating certain foods - Migraines or tension headaches - Gut motility slowing (because histamine affects the vagus) And most people never connect the dots. ✔️ What Helps Calm the System

Insightful comments throughout this thread. Looking forward to reading more posts.

We’ve all done it — tucked away pieces of ourselves to fit in, to be accepted, to avoid the sting of rejection.We shape-shift just enough to feel safe. But over time, that safety starts to feel more like suffocation. When we hide our authentic selves, something inside us begins to fracture.We start to feel like a fraud — inauthentic, disconnected, unseen — even when surrounded by people. And here’s the irony:No matter how much we try to blend in, others still sense our difference.They might see it in our eyes, in our tone, in the way we move through the world.Because our body never lies. It’s always broadcasting what we feel inside. Every compromise — every moment we silence our truth to be accepted — becomes a message our body carries.Tension, fatigue, burnout, anxiety… all of it is the language of self-betrayal made physical. What if being “different” was never the problem?What if your difference is actually your frequency — the very thing you came here to express? The more we align with that frequency, the less we need external validation.The people who are meant for you will recognize you not because you fit in…but because you finally feel like you. ✨ If you feel like letting out what you have been hiding inside comment and share the light within you that is wanting to break free: Where in your life do you still hide parts of yourself to feel accepted? What would change if you stopped apologizing for your difference and started living as the full expression of you?

I’ve noticed a theme coming up this week: we can easily get consumed with doing. Tasks, helping others, worrying, ticking off the to-do list, or even trying to squeeze in all the “good things” we’re told are healthy—our days can get filled with activity. For some, this comes from the pleasure of being productive. For others, it’s the fear that unless they do as much as possible each day, they’re falling short. Either way, when “doing” runs the show, the long-term result is often burnout. Burnout isn’t the same as being tired. It's when momentum is gone, like your legs are cut out from under you. It can look like major fatigue, depression, or a deep sense of malaise. Think of burnout like your phone battery. At 20%, the phone starts conserving energy—non-essential systems get dialed back. Your body does the same: immune function, digestion, and higher thinking all get downgraded so you can just keep running. - If you recharge, things come back online quickly. - If you ignore the signals and push through, your body dips into the “red zone”—headaches, colds, reflux, constipation, pain. - Keep ignoring? One day the system just shuts down, like your phone suddenly going dark. - And just like a phone battery that’s run down too many times, your body won’t bounce back as easily. It takes longer to recharge and never quite holds energy the way it used to. So here’s the invitation: Do you know your signals? Do you listen or ignore them? How do you recharge? 👉 Drop your reflections on these three awareness questions in the comments.

I was thinking about how much I love my washing machine.I toss in the clothes, hit start, walk away, and come back later with a chore done and more time in my day. What I don’t do is stand in front of it for an hour and watch the clothes spin — that would be a waste of the whole point! And yet… isn’t that how most people treat their phones? We have amazing tools that could save us time, help us grow, and improve our lives — but we often end up stuck staring at screens, consuming content that triggers stress, drains focus, or makes us feel like we're always behind. Technology is neutral. How we use it determines whether it gives us life… or takes it. Let’s be intentional.Let’s use tools like tools.Let’s walk away once we press start — and come back more whole. 👉 Curious — what’s one habit you’ve changed recently to use tech more intentionally?