Tag Archives: Rage

Trauma:Repurposing Movement

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Joel

When Roman Bacca returned from his deployment in Fallujah, Iraq, trauma did not enter the equation. He wanted to do everything he thought responsible people did. He got a really good job as a technical specialist at a storm-water company … Continue reading →

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Seeking Control of Emotions

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel

Even if you came up with answers to someone’s deepest problems, it would likely be a long time before they might be able to  accept this help. In words attributed to Winston Churchill, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but … Continue reading →

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Primary Emotions

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Joel

Primary Emotions The brain is built from the bottom up. At the bottom is the reptilian brain and surrounding the top of the brain is the neocortex or as Jack Panksepp would put it, our “thinking cap.”  In between is … Continue reading →

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Primary Emotional Processes

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Joel

Primary Emotional Processes Jaak Panksepp researched primary emotional processes and their neural components.  He mapped the brains of rats by connecting electrodes to parts of their brain to see if stimulating an area caused the rats to seek or avoid … 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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Drowning in Feelings & Emotions

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Joel

Jaak Panksepp’s research goes deep into the wordless territory of affect or feelings and emotions where few psychologists, psychiatrists, or other researchers have gone. After years of work with lab animals he came up with seven primary affect systems:

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Implicit Memories

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Joel

Implicit Memories When you read about a “violent monster” committing a mass shooting, he  – it is virtually always “ “he” –  you usually don’t read about him beginning life innocent, loving, and trusting. In those first years of total … Continue reading →

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Gratitude and Stress

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Joel

Just a Lot of Platitudes? If you are into mindfulness, you can’t stray far from advice concerning gratitude.

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