tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post331805891832703405..comments2024-02-11T18:16:53.445-08:00Comments on Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Simple Truth is Revolutionary: On Incipient DementiaArthur Janovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709863014923629409noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-4238413119607688982015-05-23T20:14:17.482-07:002015-05-23T20:14:17.482-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Katherinaninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332073848086460414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-19954545781600434282015-05-23T17:28:22.903-07:002015-05-23T17:28:22.903-07:00this term "moderation" should maybe mean...this term "moderation" should maybe mean "the right amount of .... to keep me on the course towards healing". moderation ranges from total abstinence to large amount of ....<br />since we can't heal over night, we probably can't totally give up ... or some replacement.<br /><br />primal zone is maybe the safest zone and moderation is the tool to have enough access to it. hard to answer what to do, except to try to get moderate help from people who know what that means. to never get lost in the process. who can help you find your on pace...vukonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-9775364367162148292015-05-23T16:44:05.307-07:002015-05-23T16:44:05.307-07:00Just wanted to mention that in red wine, and also ...Just wanted to mention that in red wine, and also available in pill and capsule forms is a product of red grapes called resveratrol which is a powerful antioxidant and one of the few anti-aging products that have been studied.<br />EddyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887147939398287053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-74911010586733843612015-05-23T02:28:22.369-07:002015-05-23T02:28:22.369-07:00Case in point: I know someone who has booze and tr...Case in point: I know someone who has booze and tranquilizers for breakfast, lunch and tea, and her memory is now going (dysfunctionally). She is losing friends. Soon she will probably lose her job and her house - she doesn't know that, but I do.<br /><br />Nothing can or will stop her. When people are in that much pain they care for nothing but whatever might give them immediate relief.<br /><br />Isn't it tragic how the psychology world functionally blocks the development of (mass) Primal Therapy by denying it's potential, and likewise suggesting to the world it is worthless - and without even understanding it. So many unnecessary human tragedies! Though I do get the feeling things might be changing on that front, at last?Andrew D Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492591375757227409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-86055470453095917102015-05-20T15:35:44.340-07:002015-05-20T15:35:44.340-07:00Art : I just want you to know that your validation...Art : I just want you to know that your validation means the world to me.This is a milestone in my life. Thank you🌺<br />Katherinaninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332073848086460414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-4087340139328332782015-05-19T10:56:08.789-07:002015-05-19T10:56:08.789-07:00Hi Katherina,
This morning, yet again, I was expe...Hi Katherina,<br /><br />This morning, yet again, I was experiencing how much worse 'suffering' is than pain.<br /><br />It is almost as if the fear of feeling the pain is MORE painful than the pain itself.<br /><br />Trying to find a community of people to share my life with who understand this is becoming an ever increasingly critical issue for me. My children seem to understand. . . . . <br /><br />I imagine one motivating factor (for some) in deciding to become a Primal Therapist is precisely this conundrum.<br /><br />Paul G.<br /><br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006514330039884557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-4731691002930127192015-05-19T10:17:44.849-07:002015-05-19T10:17:44.849-07:00Katherina: Nice letter, I wish you the best. artKatherina: Nice letter, I wish you the best. artArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-80892374145156380722015-05-19T10:03:14.028-07:002015-05-19T10:03:14.028-07:00I enjoyed reading this Art. Despite having read mo...I enjoyed reading this Art. Despite having read most of your books (still to read Primal Man) you've still got what it takes to make me sit up and take note. Here in the UK, alcohol is a national pastime. It's a way of life for many and you can only imagine the looks I receive when I tell people I do not drink. <br /><br />Last year the World Health Organization published a report after examining the alcohol intakes of 196 countries and placed the UK as the 13th highest for heavy drinking and the 25th highest for overall alcohol consumption. Seems we are all drinking ourselves to an early grave here.<br /><br />You give me the impression Art that alcohol, even in 'moderation', may be damaging to the brain, especially in the long term. Would I be right in saying that in this respect you would advise not drinking at all as the safest course of action? <br /><br />Do write more posts like this. I would love to read more about your intuitive feelings on these and other matters.<br /><br />Regards<br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202466591672144117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-84579697007937447492015-05-19T10:02:44.611-07:002015-05-19T10:02:44.611-07:00Emanuel: Thanks, let us hope someone is listening....Emanuel: Thanks, let us hope someone is listening. artArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-58754314093602675272015-05-19T09:08:37.106-07:002015-05-19T09:08:37.106-07:00Just reflecting and remembering how easy it is to ...Just reflecting and remembering how easy it is to forget, that Its only "terrifying" when I tell myself it can't be felt, and known. It's the neo cortex that tells me its too terrible to know, because it's speaking from the side of my defended self. Its only in defence/terror when it hasn't yet received knowledge from the feeling centre of my brain. As soon as I start to express the feeling knowledge of the terror, I'm no longer on the run, but rather, engaged in a gentle and compassionate unfolding, and recovery from the pain and suffering of that terror which told me and taught me, that I was unknowable. The truth is that I am not my fears when I can feel them, and know who I am without them. Looking forward to feeling more freedom to feel, more freedom !Katherinaninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332073848086460414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-81931820216156328332015-05-18T04:38:37.680-07:002015-05-18T04:38:37.680-07:00Art,
You are YEARS away from getting too old ...a...Art,<br />You are YEARS away from getting too old ...as I read only yesterday Dr.Chron (Chron`s disease <br />passed away with 99 (without dementia ) Yours emanuel emanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380331335118885426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-26802859711972464352015-05-17T11:16:36.019-07:002015-05-17T11:16:36.019-07:00This writing is very good, explains a lot of what ...This writing is very good, explains a lot of what goes on. It is unfortunate, but it seems as though things do work (or go) the way Dr. Janov has stated here. We definitely could be better, could do better; but the distractions from others, the games people play, and then all that humans do to try to get better (such as vitamins, memory classes along with many other classes out there also for help, drugs , alcohol, hypnotism, etc...all of which for some just aren't a permanent "fix" or "remedy" at all to their problems. There is so much out there to help one's self, but yet we have become sidetracked, distracted and confused. Seems like if we listen to all that is going on out there for help, yes the brain becomes dysfunctional; possibly confused. There is a better way by going through Primal Therapy. A lot of people need help, many just don't know what to do to get proper help. beachcoast7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17348238170525257587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-77955186878421346092015-05-17T05:29:25.154-07:002015-05-17T05:29:25.154-07:00Hi,
denial is the bedfellow of belief. For every ...Hi,<br /><br />denial is the bedfellow of belief. For every 'belief' we hold out infront of us in the 'light', there is a shadowy counterpart lurking behind a wall of denial.<br /><br />Just try 'suspending disbelief' for a moment and you will begin to feel the terror lurking behind your own denial.<br /><br />The simplicity of Arts 'conviction' surely is not just a 'belief' held strongly only by him to protect his self image? Where is the denial in Arts statements?<br /><br />There is none. I don't think Art has ever 'denied' the worth of a healthy lifestyle. Just because he 'believes' in the imprint it doesn't mean he denies the value of appropriate life efforts.<br /><br />But these 'efforts' won't make the imprints go away. . . It's that simple.<br /><br />One of the problems of this blog and Primal Theory in general is the sense of hopelessness one can experience when beginning to realise the futility of ones beliefs and therefore ones act outs. <br /><br />The sad reality for many of us and certainly for me is that to gain this mysterious 'healthy lifestyle' I am going to have to give up some cherished beliefs (and behaviours). . . For as long as I have been 'on the run' I have also deceived myself that the peripatetic lifestyle has something sustainable to offer. But in reality it was always merely driving my sympathetic tendencies. These cover up my underlying (& denied) depression.<br /><br />I can no longer carry on decieving myself that I can have my act outs and somehow work toward a healthier lifestyle, eat my cake and still have a slim body etc. I have no doubt now that my obsession with carpentry is part of that act out; and so for a while I need to stop being a chippy. I need to stop and take a break.<br /><br />This isn't about 'giving up' (or letting go) but of accepting the inevitable. What Arts post above tells me is the inevitable. Take it or leave it. . . but don't deny or believe it. . .<br /><br />Paul G.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006514330039884557noreply@blogger.com