Tag Archives: Feelings

Awakening Into Awareness 16 Counseling 45 Bits of Attention

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Joel

 Just 45 Bits of Brain Allotted to Focus I read Albert Ellis’s books and listened over and over to his tapes, yet I was a raging monster. I felt a part or maybe most of my brain was not rational … Continue reading →

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Laughter – Communing

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Joel

Though you might think of laughter as a human phenomenon always associated with humor, such as the punchline of a joke, laughter does not require much in the way of cognitive complexity. Human laughter is rooted in the ancient PLAY … Continue reading →

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RAGE!

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Joel

Cognitive Therapy for Rage? On the first page of “Anger: How to Live With and Without It.” Albert Ellis writes, “Most psychologists agree that you absolutely must feel anger. They see the newborn infant as expressing emotions comparable to anger and … Continue reading →

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Emotional Slave

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Joel

Seven Primary Affect Systems SEEKING or expectancy RAGE FEAR LUST CARING PANIC/GRIEF PLAY These seven basic emotional systems are the results of years of data-based lab research of functions of deep-brain neural systems. Panksepp summarized this research  in “The Archaeology of … Continue reading →

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Breathing Moods and Feelings

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Joel

Breathing Moods and Feelings You may be familiar with how breathing reflects feelings and moods. For example, rapid and shallow breathing can be a symptom of anxiety. But how can breathing change moods and feelings? I like to think of … Continue reading →

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