https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/attachment/Recent content in Attachment on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/why-do-i-push-people-away/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/why-do-i-push-people-away/<h1 id="why-do-i-push-people-away-the-neuroscience-of-withdrawal">Why Do I Push People Away? The Neuroscience of Withdrawal</h1> <p><img alt="Isolated neural architecture suspended in deep navy with copper filaments — Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/why-do-i-push-people-away-hero.webp"></p> <p>You push people away because the oxytocin and dopamine circuits that pull humans toward connection have been blunted, not because something is wrong with how you feel. Chronic loneliness rewires the trust circuits in the insula, downregulates oxytocin signaling, and dampens the VTA&rsquo;s social-craving response.</p>