This resonates with my experience of learned helplessness, especially when instilled within the first two years of life.
The analogy that comes to mind is how a baby elephant, tied to a stake, can't escape the rope and eventually accepts he is stuck where the rope lets him wander. As the elephant grows large enough to overpower the rope and walk away, he has already stopped trying, so he remains stuck.
I'm not sure if this is a true story, but it stays with me.
It seems reasonable to conclude there is a physical impact on brain development.
I'm 50. Diagnosed with MS at 40. Symptoms began around 19. Still working full time but live never knowing for how much longer.
MS sucks.
Things I have found helpful for me, ymmv:
cando-ms
Ocrevus
Ampyra
Eliminate processed foods, eat lots of fruits/veggies
Exercise the parts of the body that can still move
John Kabat -Zinn, mindfulness meditation for pain management
Sleep
Get outdoors a few minutes every day
Participate in clinical trials
Meet with others fighting MS who still hold on to hope, and can still laugh and cry
Things I believe that may not be true
EBV virus/mononucleosis plays a significant role in my MS
Still unknown, but there is interesting science on this. I tried to qualify for a study on ATA188, which kills EBV infected immune cells, but did not qualify.
I am finding bread products are often wrapped in two layers of plastic.
That can't be good.