Tag Archives: Grief

Opioids versus Opiates

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Joel

Opioids versus Opiates An opiate is a drug naturally derived from the flowering opium poppy plant. Opioid is the broader term that includes opiates. When I say opioid, I refer to natural brain opioids. When I say opiate, I mean … Continue reading →

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Opioids R Us

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Joel

With the current opioid addiction epidemic, you may wonder what the existence of endogenous opioid systems serves. Endogenous opioids manufactured in our brains right from the day we are born are the very same opioids being chemically manufactured. They are … Continue reading →

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Self-CARE In An Irrational World

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Joel

Care and Grief The bond is formed from the start, when infants are totally helpless, dependent for their life on their mothers and fathers, mostly their mothers, completely alone with no one to turn to. They cry to arouse the … Continue reading →

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PANIC/GRIEF

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Joel

Jaak Panksepp initially called the sixth affect system the PANIC SYSTEM to reflect what goes on deep in the subcortical brain.

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