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THE ACE STUDY
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study showed that for 17,337 patients, childhood trauma correlated to serious adult medical conditions. “Contrary to conventional belief," says co-Director Vincent Felitti, MD, "time does not heal all wounds, since humans convert traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life.”
Tag Archives: Disorder
Tin Can Shot Full of Holes
#10 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” After my Dad’s funeral, back I flew from Florida again to my consulting gig near Washington DC, and to Dan the rebound affair, who seemed supportive. I was … Continue reading
Surgeon General’s Warning: Rebound!
#7 in my ongoing book series; original post September 6, 2013 I never liked the sticky suburbs of Washington D.C. My ex had moved us there from New York City years before. As I was boxing up my three-bedroom Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Dissociation, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
Tagged affair, Attachment, attachment disorder, Disorder, Dissociation, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, rebound, Toby Keith, Wilma Flintstone
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Plowing Emotions Under
#6 in my ongoing book series; original post August 23, 2013 At the end of last week’s post, after the collapse of my marriage, I was asking “Who Dunnit?” Who’s responsible for so many divorces in this country? First the … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, Bach, Beethoven, Disorder, Divorce, Emotional pain, General Theory of Love, Grief, marriage, Messiah, Mozart
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Death and Taxes
#5 in my ongoing book series; original post August 16, 2013 This book was originally called “Death and Taxes,” a spoof on the ironic realities of dating in today’s American post-divorce shark pool. At the time of my divorce, I … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Divorce, Emotional pain
Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, community property states, Disorder, Divorce, domestic abuse, Henry Cloud, mancession, marital abuse, marriage, National Bureau of Economic Research, post-divorce dating
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