Re:How to Unlearn a Disease
by derefr on Saturday July 06, 2019 @11:23AM
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Isn’t a simpler justification for the first story (epileptic seizures during recitation of a poem) that the particular synapses the student was using to recite the poem had a problem (demyelination?) that provoked seizures when used? Like a CPU core that has flawed silicon, or a road with a pothole, the system as a whole can work fine if you avoid it, but it’s a fatal flaw if you don’t.
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Er, no. The initial reaction was caused by unconscious stress or rage brought on by public speaking and the subsequent incidents were a learned Pavlovian response.
I am always recommending The Mindbody Prescription on here and have no idea why you lot refuse to read it. There is no excuse, this topic is too important. And it would stop silly comments like yours dead in the water. Everything the article mentions make perfect sense from the perspective of unconscious emotion, and moreover, this perspective gives you great understanding of psychology and curative and even predictive capabilities.
Hello. I am the resident asshole here and I am calling bullshit on your claim that you always recommend the Mindbody Prescription. You don't. Three pages of your comments have one reference to the book. These pages do paint an somewhat arrogant picture of you, though. You might find it easier to get your point across if you don't sound as superior.
That being said, your comment is spot on.
Re:How to Unlearn a Disease
by dredmorbius on Saturday July 06, 2019 @04:08PM
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A friend's cat hated being pilled, and even the attempt would trigger a gag reflex. Eventually, just rattling a pill bottle -- any pill bottle, would trigger the response.