tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post5797722491089104883..comments2024-02-11T18:16:53.445-08:00Comments on Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Simple Truth is Revolutionary: Why Are We Anxious? (Part 3/6)Arthur Janovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709863014923629409noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-26736667454723342562009-12-31T14:39:56.904-08:002009-12-31T14:39:56.904-08:00Richard: We don't have friction among our th...Richard: We don't have friction among our therapists. We cannot allow mock therapists to practice and destroy people's lives. art janov <br />I have never seen a research paper advancing the theory and therapy anywhere in scientific circles. We do not refuse to teach any and all interested individuals.Arthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-14760280500267994782009-12-31T14:34:16.670-08:002009-12-31T14:34:16.670-08:00Marco: Isn't that wonderful? AJMarco: Isn't that wonderful? AJArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-90864209289709247722009-12-31T14:31:46.175-08:002009-12-31T14:31:46.175-08:00OK I shall release the secret of my hair growth....OK I shall release the secret of my hair growth.......100 coups, brisk every morning of the scalp. that's it and I know it thelps. AJArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-2272588629226586132009-12-31T06:44:26.505-08:002009-12-31T06:44:26.505-08:00Hi Art Janov ,running the danger to sound to ridic...Hi Art Janov ,running the danger to sound to ridiculous...some minutes ago I had the insidewhy I feel so bad -an euphemism- after two ladies "ignored" me roday )after having sent "signals " some weeks ago... iz obviously r e s o n a t e d with my mother`s behaviour many decades ago .T h i s is a great relief!! Now I can enjoy the flirt reactions of 4! ladies this day ! Yours emanuelemanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380331335118885426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-36285202253145180102009-12-30T20:40:30.251-08:002009-12-30T20:40:30.251-08:00"The Primal Institute continues its interest ..."The Primal Institute continues its interest in and support of research regarding the psychopysiological effects of Primal Therapy."<br /><br />Art, you say that you're the only one moving the science forward. To say such a thing, you must have some knowledge of the current state of other primal therapies, and perhaps some knowledge of their results.<br /><br />Does the Primal Institute show any interest in your latest techniques? Would you refuse to give them that kind of information until they agree to be 'trained' (healed) at the Primal Center? Is this what causes friction between you and other therapists?Richard Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587935146938446604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-27888760798318738022009-12-30T16:56:58.310-08:002009-12-30T16:56:58.310-08:00Hi folks. This is off-topic, so I will not be surp...Hi folks. This is off-topic, so I will not be surprised if it is sidelined. But I thought I would take to a chance anyways to reproduce here a profound beautiful passage by Bernard Campbell in his essay in Dr Janov`s "Primal Man". It is about loneliness and the toll repression of our emotions takes on our interpersonal relations and happiness ,and our societies:<br /><br /> " The insights we gain from the study of animal behaior should show us, if nothing else does, that a failure in non-verbal communication, or to be more precise, a failure to express emotions, may be not only socially disruptive but lies at the very root of the present human condition. If men are alien to one another, and if as a result society is fragmented, it is for this profound reason: that we have failed to be ourselves in the expression of our feelings - our pains sorrows, anxiety and joy. We have failed to convey to each other the truth about our nature or the extent of our need.<br /> Emotional honesty is the social bond, and if honesty is lost the bond will wither, and society will die as its members destroy it and themselves. That is why I see the expression of emotions, not merely as the road to mental health in Primal Therapy, but as a matter of concern to us all..." Bernard Campbell (from "Feelings and Survival: An evolutionary Perspective" )<br /><br />Totally beautiful and so true. Mr Campbell is a wise sensitive perceptive man. Marcomacor22https://www.blogger.com/profile/00652948318839690382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-12582044013773036042009-12-30T13:29:10.672-08:002009-12-30T13:29:10.672-08:00Dr. Janov, I’m not sure if I was a breech. All I k...Dr. Janov, I’m not sure if I was a breech. All I know, according to the story I was told, I came 3 weeks too late and weighed over 9 pounds. My mother was, after 72 hour labor too excused, so I had to birth partially myself and with the help of forceps. An earlier birth dream revealed that I was not welcome, but I wonted to live regardless. <br />If you are interested in earlier primal dream: http://www.primal-page.com/dreams.htm<br />I can’t wait to read “Life Before Birth”. <br />Thank you.<br />SieglindeS. W. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087227301358286386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-3664448880182009482009-12-30T11:06:30.497-08:002009-12-30T11:06:30.497-08:00Thanks Richard, the company is comforting to some ...Thanks Richard, the company is comforting to some degree, at least! The remark about 'Dr Janov's hair' made me laugh. I just read the words, that's where anyone's truth and/or bullshit are. The truth in Art's writing grips my heart, and that never leads me wrong. <br /><br />And I think your hair's cool, too, Art...<br /><br />Erronraindoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714998714610881831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-5723630835288985812009-12-30T10:29:52.525-08:002009-12-30T10:29:52.525-08:00Marjan: I am trying to understand... though it sou...Marjan: I am trying to understand... though it sounds plausible, how can you be sure your interpretation is accurate? It's possible I'm missing key information, but going only by your comment, I have to wonder if it is possible you are leading your son in a direction rather than letting his feelings lead the way.<br />Dr. Janov, you seem to be impressed with that interpretation, so I'm wondering if either of you might help me to understand a bit more. Forgive me if this is too personal, but it just seemed like quite a stretch for anyone other than the patient to make that connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-21394454769211105312009-12-30T10:18:35.690-08:002009-12-30T10:18:35.690-08:00Sieglinde: Were you breech? You will read all ab...Sieglinde: Were you breech? You will read all about this in Life Before Birth, which may come out in Fall 2010 AJArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-54247205141840928802009-12-30T09:43:29.241-08:002009-12-30T09:43:29.241-08:00Dr. Janov,
Can we primal while we dream?
I woke...Dr. Janov,<br />Can we primal while we dream? <br /> <br />I woke up head down (at the foot end of the bed) my feet pushing against the head board. A high level of anxiety, a feeling of urgency, remained for another hour after waking up. <br />I also remember dreaming about a young female intruder. She was pregnant and was looking for a place to give birth. <br />It is not the first time I wake up dreaming about birth and finding my head at the other end of the bed. These kind of dreams occur when I have to take pain medication for severe headache, - I have “Chiari I malformation”. <br /><br />Richard, thanks for the information.<br />SieglindeS. W. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087227301358286386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-74776585676087432752009-12-30T03:13:28.309-08:002009-12-30T03:13:28.309-08:00When you first wake up, it is in the undefended st...When you first wake up, it is in the undefended state, hence close to first line pain and terror.Arthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-6284816586342052162009-12-29T18:06:55.293-08:002009-12-29T18:06:55.293-08:00Erron! Wow! That happens to me too, and only whe...Erron! Wow! That happens to me too, and only when I sleep on my back (I roll over in my sleep). There's always the paralysis...sometimes there's a horrible sensation like my body is moving fast and out of control. The last few times there was no speed sensation but I couldn't open my throat to breathe. <br />About a week ago my cousin Marion told me she "writhed in absolute terror....like writhing in hell" for a couple of seconds just before she woke up. She thought it would kill her if she felt it for longer. She said the moment she woke up she began to realise it might be a repressed feeling. She's finally starting to listen to me. She used to say "Dr. Janov is a cult leader. Look at his hair. Cult leaders always have something freaky going on with their appearance". She held fast to that ridiculous opinion for over a year. (I like your hair, Art). Now she's finally starting to think seriously about primal therapy. <br />Nothing like a heavy duty feeling to make someone think a bit harder.<br />You know Erron, anxiety is the most commonly reported symptom. You're not alone.Richard Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587935146938446604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-92128349083867071522009-12-29T09:51:12.206-08:002009-12-29T09:51:12.206-08:00Sieglinde, this is what Paul is talking about:
&q...Sieglinde, this is what Paul is talking about:<br /><br />"An acidic extracellular environment is<br />thought to be influential in several<br />central nervous system (CNS)<br />pathologies. This acidic environment<br />has been demonstrated to activate<br />the transfer of Na+ and other ions<br />via Acid-sensing Ion Channels<br />(ASICs). This family of ion channels<br />has been identified in several<br />locations in the CNS and PNS and<br />appears to play a key role in disease<br />signaling. Compounds that block the<br />activities of these channels could<br />serve a valuable role in clinically<br />relevant disease states, such as<br />anxiety and addiction."<br /><br />I question whether those ion channels can be targeted directly without adverse side effects.Richard Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587935146938446604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-81398845270356193692009-12-29T07:26:53.599-08:002009-12-29T07:26:53.599-08:00Here you can download the dutch text and primitive...Here you can download the dutch text and primitive translation of the article I have read:<br /><br />http://www.box.net/shared/shxms98f9s<br /><br />Here you can get detailed information about this experiment but you have to have a sciencedirect account (which I don´t have):<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/yb8pcqnPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006951008750288590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-36640511030231331542009-12-29T01:00:27.308-08:002009-12-29T01:00:27.308-08:00You know Jack, you need to think about coming back...You know Jack, you need to think about coming back for a short time. art janovArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-74106341480391207642009-12-28T22:06:56.401-08:002009-12-28T22:06:56.401-08:00Just forced myself to re-read this after having di...Just forced myself to re-read this after having difficulty getting my breath reading it yesterday. <br /><br />Is this why I can't sleep on my back for fear of sleep paralysis? I sleep fine any other way, but on my back I am almost certain to wake eyes-closed, paralysed, terrified and fighting to breath again?<br /><br />Erronraindoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714998714610881831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-3543800122189711902009-12-28T20:10:44.566-08:002009-12-28T20:10:44.566-08:00Marjan you have it easy. Your son is lucky to hav...Marjan you have it easy. Your son is lucky to have a dad who he can talk to about stuff like that.<br />Try talking to kids who are protected by a vicious mother that bites every time I try to get near.Richard Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587935146938446604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-51416145434312599492009-12-28T15:25:19.543-08:002009-12-28T15:25:19.543-08:00Art,
I am having these birth and pre-birth feelin...Art,<br /><br />I am having these birth and pre-birth feelings quite regularly, alone, in the early hours of the morning. They are inordinately frightening and about death. They are not debilitating because I have done enough therapy to know they are 'old feelings', nevertheless scary as all hell.<br /><br />My mother told me when she was alive about her pregnancy with me. Her father committed suicide when she was 4 months pregnant with me and, as she put it, refused to get upset about her fathers death (whom she adored) because of the baby inside her; me. I inwardly know (don't ask me how) that her refusal to grieve her fathers death, did something to me that I am now going through, bit by bit. My body does not let me do too much of it at any given moment. <br /><br />How does one get through (therein my own imprint) to the health care professionals???? It boggles my mind and is sad in the extreme. I fear you'll only be recognized when it will be too late for humankind. JackJack Waddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427501529242639591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-32390161263064309672009-12-28T15:21:43.230-08:002009-12-28T15:21:43.230-08:00Paul:
Did you mean this article:
”Beta-blockers e...Paul:<br />Did you mean this article: <br />”Beta-blockers erase emotion of fearful memories<br />Memory remains, but feeling of fear is less or gone, shows experimental study in people”<br /><br />The first experimental study in humans connecting beta-blockers and memory suggests these drugs, usually taken to treat heart conditions, can also wipe away the emotions associated with frightening memories, according to a study published online February 15 in Nature Neuroscience. The power of such memories could be dampened when a person thinks about the traumatic events after taking the drugs, the scientists say. <br />more: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/40928/title/Beta-blockers_erase_emotion_of_fearful_memories<br />SieglindeS. W. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087227301358286386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-4885443968691052982009-12-28T14:58:47.051-08:002009-12-28T14:58:47.051-08:00Marjan: WOW Good work. This is a lesson for many...Marjan: WOW Good work. This is a lesson for many of us. Art janovArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-16632966229385962972009-12-28T09:21:24.123-08:002009-12-28T09:21:24.123-08:00Paul: Paul do more research. I would like to k...Paul: Paul do more research. I would like to know much more and so would the readers. art janov are you in germany?Arthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-21241205484894100382009-12-28T09:19:36.882-08:002009-12-28T09:19:36.882-08:00Matthew: Amen. AJMatthew: Amen. AJArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-35901007297344844712009-12-28T07:58:42.472-08:002009-12-28T07:58:42.472-08:00Can you confirm that there is a new discovery from...Can you confirm that there is a new discovery from Michael Welsh en John Wemmie that there is found THE switch in the brain where anxiety is put on or off,in the amygdala.(by solved CO2)<br />It is not something I am interested in very much but the article suggested that it was sensational.Now they can make medicines that effect these areas!!!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006951008750288590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-30770446629795093582009-12-28T03:31:32.670-08:002009-12-28T03:31:32.670-08:00Steven: It sets up a baseline against which all la...Steven: It sets up a baseline against which all later experience is reflected. We can go a long way toward reducing that state but still when you have lived forty years on a certain kind of physiologic psychology we cannot turn you inside out and produce a new human being. By the way, my book Life Before Birth will be published by NTI upstream in spring of 2011. I am not allowed to publish in my blog more than a minimum from this book. So you will all have to wait to 2011. art janovArthur Janovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009571728800026496noreply@blogger.com