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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Dr. Vincent Felitti: “The Origins of Addiction”
After I heard Russell Brand say that what compels addicts is the “hole in me,” I wrote Feb. 14 that this means: “parts of my brain are dark.” And it’s so painful, we just medicate. Ten % of us use … Continue reading →
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Limbic Resonance
My Feb. 7 post “Love Theory” introduced “General Theory of Love” (GTL), the best book I’ve seen on the three-part or “triune” brain and human emotions. Basic survival instincts are in the reptilian brain, mammalian emotions are in the limbic … Continue reading →
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Ed Tronick, Harry Harlow, Limbic brain, Limbic Resonance, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Still Face Experiment, Thomas Lewis, Triune Brain
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The Hole in Me
“Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid drug laws,” writes Russell Brand in The Guardian on Feb. 6 at www.theguardian.com/ commentisfree/2014/feb/06/russell-brand-philip-seymour-hoffman-drug-laws I posted this Feb. 7 in the comments of his article: What causes that “pain” which … Continue reading →
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain
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Tagged Addiction, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Alcoholics Anonymous, brain science, Brain stem, Dissociation, Emotional pain, Limbic Resonance, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Russell Brand, therapy
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Love Theory
CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” “A General Theory of Love,” after Einstein’s “General Theory of Relativity,” is by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon, three MDs and professors of psychiatry. They’re men on a mission to break … Continue reading →
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Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Emotional pain
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, brain science, Brain stem, Emotional pain, Fari Amini, Limbic brain, Reptilian Brain, Richard Lannon, Stress chemicals, Thomas Lewis
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