MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ego'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158874&cid=t_137603_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwhat-goes-up-non-profit-hospital-ceo.html We have frequently discussed the disconnect between incentives, particularly total compensation, given to the leaders of health care organizations and their roles, or lack thereof, in improving the health care of their patients or the public. One measure of that disconnect is how leaders' pay continues to defy gravity while the economy continues to suffer, and health care dysfunction continues to fester.In particular, total compensation given to CEOs of ostensibly not-for-profit hospitals and hospital systems is increasingly passing the magic $1 million mark. A round up including two recent articles and others from the last four months that we have not discussed before revealed more "million dollar babies" amongst the ranks of these leaders.  (Note that most of the data... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158874 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:37:00 +0100 5158874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050741&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fthe-situation-of-fairness%2F Carlos Alós-Ferrer, Anja Achtziger, and Alexander Wagner, recently posted their paper “Social Preferences and Self-Control” on SSRN. We study the interaction of different motives and decision processes in determining behavior in the ultimatum game. We rely on an experimental manipulation called ego depletion which consumes self-control resources, thereby enhancing the influence of default reactions or, in psychological terms, automatic processes. We find that proposers make lower offers under ego depletion, i.e. self-centered monetary concerns are the default mode and not other-regarding considerations (fairness towards others). Responders are more likely to reject low offers under ego depletion, i.e. the affect-influenced reaction to reject unfair offers (reaction to unfairne... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050741 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:01:22 +0100 5050741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734204&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F21%2Fi-am-the-most-important-person-you-know%2F I am not a narcissist, but I am the most important person you know. When I’m talking to you. When you read an essay or article of mine. When you’re in a meeting with me. When you’re sharing a meal or a drink with me. In olden days — like 10 years ago — we would call this “attention.” We would say, “Oh, look, you’re paying attention to what I’m writing” or “It’s nice of you to pay attention when I’m talking.” And yes, I know how important your social network is to your fragile ego, your delicate self-esteem. That you need to understand and be reassured that nothing more important is going on in your world. That you’re not going to dump me in mid-conversation for a potentially better conversation ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734204 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:39:20 +0100 4734204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527773&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fj-raymond-depaulo-jr-on-getting-a-second-opinion%2F The following passage from J. Raymond DePaulo Jr.’s book, Understanding Depression, was helpful to me in knowing what to look for in a doctor, and when to go for a second (and third, and fourth, and fifth, and sixth, and seventh) opinion. My comments on his advice are in parantheses. The best patient care requires three components: A well-trained, dependable clinician who knows what to do and is accessible to the patient; A well-informed patient who actively participates in his or her care plan and follows it; and A trusting alliance between doctor, patient, and family. If you don’t understand or agree with a doctor’s diagnosis, you should ask for an explanation of how he or she came to the conclusion. What factors weight in favor of the diagnosis? What factors argue i... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527773 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:08:06 +0100 4527773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074455&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FX3zhh0WqrR8%2F Introduction:  2. Sharing my story The book begins with a description of my own descent to active opioid addiction, my climb back to sobriety, and my efforts to remain sober.  It is important that I share my own story of addiction and recovery for several reasons. First, all addicts have some amount of internalized shame from addiction-related behavior. It is difficult for an addict to read a discussion about addiction without at some point feeling that the comments blame the addict for his bad behavior. This is especially the case if the discussion includes the type of dialogue that the addict must hear if he is to recover; i.e. comments that imply some degree of responsibility and accountability on the part of the addict.  By sharing my story I want addicts to know that I am one of th... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074455 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:27:33 +0100 4074455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060650&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-october-12-2010%2F I am an only child. Growing up, I didn’t have siblings, but friends and family to play with. And when it came time to the hard parts of my young life, I found comfort in books. Books can provide a space for fun, escape, and information. And I soaked them all in. They also worked as mentors, heroes and teachers to me. No matter what was going on in life, I could always count on the excitement, fantasy and often hope in the tattered pages of my favorite book. That’s why this week’s posts are so meaningful to me. We’ve got posts on healing through books and one on how narcissism and the  ego can negatively effect creative people. If you’re a book lover or a creative person, you’ll love these posts. We’ve also got posts on body image, the importance o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060650 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:08:23 +0100 4060650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805786&cid=t_137603_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fwhere-no-hospital-ceos-are-below.html In Lake Woebegon, all children are above average.  Now it seems that hospital CEOs have moved there.  Ventura County, Where No CEO is Below AverageThe Ventura County (California) Star reported on the uniformly high remuneration of the CEOs of local, mostly small, not-for-profit hospitals and hospital systems.T. Michael Murray reaped $330,545 in 2008 as chief executive officer of St. John’s hospitals in Oxnard and Camarillo. He drew an additional $187,071 in bonuses with $73,113 more in benefits and other compensation.His total package, according to IRS records, reached $590,729.And he may have been underpaid, according to a statewide survey of 118 nonprofit hospitals. The report by the Payers & Providers healthcare business publication suggests the base salary for CEOs aver... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805786 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:38:00 +0100 3805786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683675&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F21%2Fshall-we-flow%2F “Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow.” — George F. Will You have either had the experience or heard about it: Flow has been in the global consciousness since Mihaly Csikszentmihaly’s book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience was released 35 years ago. Back then it was revolutionary, now it is woven into our popular language and culture. We’ve heard about it, read about it, and want it in our lives. But what is flow? It is a very enjoyable experience marked by a sense of timelessness and engagement. In his own words, Csikszentmihaly said it is “being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your wh... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683675 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:15:10 +0100 3683675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538393&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FsNpK-M5xyRo%2F Everyone is in denial about something; just try denying it and watch friends make a list. Varieties of denial include inattention, passive acknowledgment, reframing and willful blindness. For Sigmund Freud, denial was a defense against external realities that threaten the ego, and many psychologists today would argue that it can be a protective defense in the face of unbearable news, like a cancer or addictive diagnosis. D - Don’t E - Even N – Notice I – I A – Am L – Lying In the modern vernacular, to say someone is “in denial” is to deliver a savage combination punch: one shot to the belly for the cheating or drinking or bad behavior, and another slap to the head for the cowardly self-deception of pretending it’s not a problem. Yet recent studies fro... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538393 Wed, 05 May 2010 16:42:00 +0100 3538393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420540&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F29%2Fnarcissists-who-cry-the-other-side-of-the-ego%2F Have you ever noticed that when you have gotten very sick or hospitalized the person you thought was your friend never asked or called? When the same situation had previously happened to them, you were there for them. Many of you have been in a relationship or been a friend with someone who was an extreme narcissist. These types of relationships are filled with drama unless you totally please the narcissist, which is impossible. The typical extreme narcissists are full of themselves and are overtly pompous. I would like to focus on a kind of extreme narcissist that most people fail to recognize. First, let me explain what extreme narcissism is all about. Extreme narcissism is an egotistical preoccupation with self. It focuses on personal preferences, aspirations, needs, success, and how o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420540 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:18:17 +0100 3420540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411289&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FMtMLW-BVSPo%2F The Ego, Super-Ego and the Id – A Balancing Act Anyone seriously interested in self-improvement needs at least a rudimentary understanding of the trilogy composed of the Id, the Ego and the Super-ego. These are not specific part of the brain. They are simply constructs designed to better study and understand how the psyche functions. The Id could be said to be the animal in us. It contains the instinctive drives and the raw emotions. It recognizes no law and seeks instant gratification. A perfect example of how the Id operates can be seen in the newborn. It demands immediate satisfaction and is totally self-centered. The Super-ego on the other hand is the conscience. It is the complete opposite of the Id. It strives for perfection and socially acceptable behavior. It controls our sen... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411289 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:47:18 +0100 3411289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281406&cid=t_137603_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2FV_I8_LqbhOE%2Fthomas-metzinger-explores-consciousness-bsp-67.html Discussion Forum or on our Facebook Fan Page or send email to gincampbell at mac dot com. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281406 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:29:54 +0100 4281406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339809&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fb8d4aGjDTNI%2F What is the purpose of the 12 Steps? All addicts, alcoholics, compulsive gamblers, sex addicts and codependents have the following focus – Me, Myself and I. This one of the main motivations for seeking treatment or recovery. This ‘me, myself and I’ focus is hurting too much. The addiction no longer works to relieve the pain. It’s like a piece of glass in your pocket Imagine you have a piece of glass like that below and carried it around with you at all times to help keep you focused. The edges of the glass are constantly chipped at, with each sharp edge cutting us. And, we are aware of that pain, except sometimes when drinking/ drugging. The pain of addiction gets worse over time. That’s what any compulsive behaviour does, including addiction. It keeps one focused on ‘Me, Myse... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339809 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:13:29 +0100 3339809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275757&cid=t_137603_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsmall-condoms.html Medical researchers in Kentucky have "discovered" that it is important to fit condoms properly and, in particular, men should not use condoms that are too large as they tend to slip off. This is not news to family doctors. Rarely a day goes by without a young girl coming in to ask for the "morning after" pill because "the condom broke" or "it just came off". To be sure, this often means that "he could not be bothered to buy/use the condom".  That does not matter. The important thing is that the girl has come for the contraception. For all that though, condoms do genuinely occasionally split or come off.There were problems in the early days of the NASA space programme. In order to pass urine, the male astronauts were fitted with condom-like devices with tubes. A lot of them suffered fr... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275757 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:23:00 +0100 3275757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212610&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FUYienyUNvg0%2F The look of a Dry Drunk Abstinence without sobriety Alcoholics Anonymous informally refers to the alcoholic who has stopped drinking, but who still demonstrates the same alcoholic attitudes and behaviors, as a “dry drunk.” They say that such an individual has abstinence but not sobriety. This concept has been adopted by most twelve-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous and Emotions Anonymous. It appears on almost all of the Web sites devoted to the different addictions, although characteristics of the dry drunk syndrome differ widely from site to site. Most often mentioned are: depression; anxiety; irritability, anger; grandiosity, pomposity, an inflated ego; an inability to delay gratification, impatience and impulsivity; self-pity; being a workaholic,... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212610 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:08:02 +0100 3212610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212611&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fb8d4aGjDTNI%2F What is the purpose of the 12 Steps? Coming into 12 Step Fellowships and recovery all people have the following focus – Me. myself and I. Imagine you have cut out the piece of glass on the dotted line and carried it around with you at all times to help keep you focused. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous has a lot to say about this self focus; … Is he not really a self-seeker even when trying to be kind? Is he not a victim of the delusion that he can wrest satisfaction and happiness out of this world if he only manages well? Is it not evident to all the rest of the players that these are the things he wants? And do not his actions make each of them wish to retaliate, snatching all they can get out of the show? Is he not, even in his best moments, a producer of confusion rather than ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212611 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:13:29 +0100 3212611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200666&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fd6oDZr3ZT2o%2F The Power of Humility Recovery, for me, was not just getting sober. Recovery also involved finding a new spiritual philosophy. I was often reminded of the slogan; ‘The man I was, was a drinker. The man I was would drink again.’ I had to change. And false humility was my primary character defect. I had shortcomings in the following areas of my attitudes. If one places ‘Principles Before Personalities’ and deals with ‘First Things First’, one approaches genuine humility, where there is enormous inner power. Actions to approach humility; Free yourself from the demands of your ego, and there is no limit to where you can go. Let go of your desire to control others, and you vastly improve the ability to control, focus and direct your own actions. Let go of the illusion that you alr... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200666 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:21:37 +0100 3200666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189417&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2Fq9tSoa0tOaI%2F The 12 Steps as Ego Deflating Devices For reasons still obscure, the program and the fellowship of AA could cause a surrender which in turn would lead to a period of no drinking. It became ever more apparent that in everyone’s psyche there existed an unconquerable ego which bitterly opposed any thought of defeat. Until that ego was somehow reduced or rendered ineffective, no likelihood of surrender could be anticipated. The Ego is Like Mt Everest - Seemingly indomitable AA, still very much in its infancy [1940], was celebrating a third or fourth anniversary of one of the groups. The speaker immediately preceding me told in detail of the efforts of his local group-which consisted of two men-to get him to dry up and become its third member. After several months of vain efforts on their par... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189417 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:32:00 +0100 3189417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079586&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fa-balancing-act-for-self-help%2F The Ego, Super-Ego and the Id – A Balancing Act Anyone seriously interested in self-improvement needs at least a rudimentary understanding of the trilogy composed of the Id, the Ego and the Super-ego. These are not specific part of the brain. They are simply constructs designed to better study and understand how the psyche functions. The Id [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079586 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:42:00 +0100 3079586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2611140&cid=t_137603_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3820 About a month ago, during the height of my Lithium/France Farmer withdrawal state of mind, I took out my dogs to Allen Gardens off leash area. Though never at the butcher, but more of a crack house large dog side, but where all the little princess, mob dogs, and people who don’t realize a puppy who will grow up to be a 100 pounds at nine weeks does not mix with very wee adult dogs. I began my ritual off equipping myself with the iPod headphones in , and dark sunglasses on. This equipment is necessary to escape the Mylie Cyrus-like adoration the little 2.5-pound Chihuahua gets while out and about. The sun was out, I was into my music, and then suddenly while trying to get into my apartment a friend of mine was opening the door for me, and another woman outside was just staring at me. ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2611140 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:18:26 +0100 2611140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2271071&cid=t_137603_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F15%2Fcertified-techs-have-big-heads%2F POLL FUNCTION REPAIRED! E-mail me with poll ideas/suggestions. Recently, there was an intriguing comment posted to the classic post titled, THE WORKER’S PLEA. Take a second to read that post and its comments. Fast forward to now. The following comment was left by pseudonym, “Floormat Boss.” Let’s help him out with some constructive comments, direction, and help. I also buy lunch for tech, praise her, and treat her as human . This has worked fine UNTIL she  got certified. After this she thinks she is a pharmacist. I constantly tell her not to counsel patients, to which I get but I know, more on this later. I get “told” ring up Mrs. Smith, Other RPh, (who is pharmacy manager) expects it done like this.  She has known Mrs. Jones for years and she can coun... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2271071 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:39:11 +0100 2271071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2094846&cid=t_137603_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fthanks-open-lab.html Very happy to get this email:Many congratulations that your post (check http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2009/01/the_open_laboratory_2008_and_t.php for which one) was selected to be part of this year's print anthology of the best science blogging on the web.Check out the collection at the link. There is some fun stuff there. I was selected for what else, my April Fools prank about brain doping. On the one hand, I wish something I wrote about science or policy was picked. On the other hand, I consider this April 1 joke of the best things I have done on the web ...This is from the "Tree of Life" blog ( http://phylogenomics.blogspot.com ) of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Open Access advocate at the University of California, Davis.. (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2094846 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:14:00 +0100 2094846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2094920&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2FpjF0Nimcr0Q%2F Which can result in the Big Lie… From “The Language of the Heart,” page 263; “There are, nevertheless, certain occasions where reckless truth-telling may create widespread havoc and permanent damage to others. Whenever this seems possible, we are likely to find ourselves in a bad jam indeed. We shall be torn between two temptations. When conscience agonizes us enough, we may well cast all prudence and love to the winds. We may try to buy our freedom by telling the brutal truth, no matter who gets hurt or how much. But this is not the usual temptation. It is far more probable that we shall veer to the other extreme. We will paint for ourselves a most unrealistic picture of the awful damage we are about to inflict on others. By claiming great compassion and love for our s... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2094920 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:03:43 +0100 2094920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883384&cid=t_137603_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Flarry-moran-on-phylogenomics-my-new.html Just a quick note to encourage people to check out Larry Moran at The Sandwalk blogging about my new phylogenomics paper (with Martin Wu) and talking about whether one can use species as a term for bacteria.This is from the "Tree of Life" blog ( http://phylogenomics.blogspot.com ) of Jonathan Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and Open Access advocate at the University of California, Davis.. (Source: The Tree of Life) The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883384 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:50:00 +0100 1883384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734346&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F27%2Fliving-with-a-roommate%2F From Science Daily: * * * Anxious college freshmen can relax. No matter who will be sharing their dorm room, they have the power to make the relationship better, University of Michigan research suggests. The research, published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, was conducted by psychologists Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello at the U-M Institute for Social Research. * * * Crocker and Canevello studied more than 300 college freshmen who were assigned to share rooms with other students they didn’t know at the start of the first semester. In one study, participants were surveyed once a week for 10 weeks about their attitudes toward friendships in general, and about their feelings of loneliness and experiences of conflict. In a second study... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734346 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:01:37 +0100 1734346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786032&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=38952&url=http%3A%2F%2Fschlockdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fmind-control-ii-yours.html (Source: psychobabble) psychobabble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786032 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:12:00 +0100 2786032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646241&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F343117967%2F My friend asked and I’ll try… My first thought relating to how pride aims at the destruction of others comes from the term “character assassination.” Suppose for a moment that you’ve worked on a project for your company for months finally arriving at what you believe in your heart is a magnificent piece of work. Your co-worker has also worked on a similar project and has the same feelings about his/hers. The boss chooses their project for the honors. And you begin a campaign of character assassination maligning anything good about your fellow worker, raising doubt about anything they’ve ever accomplished. You tell everybody willing to listen how your co-worker is nothing more than a dirty so-and-so, a cheat, a philanderer, a thief and on and on… Th... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646241 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:30:06 +0100 1646241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622330&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F335799849%2F The title of today’s Daily Reflection is Pride. Without going into detail, this reading is very appropriate for me right now! I really like what it says because it truly nails the subject and transcends pitiful and pathetic injustices. “For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what we thought we wanted. In all these strivings, so many of them well-intentioned, our crippling handicap had been our lack of humility. We had lacked the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to come first, and that material satisfactions were not the pur... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622330 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:15:40 +0100 1622330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538407&cid=t_137603_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2Fthe-link-between-sideline-rage-and-road-rage%2F UPI has an interesting write-up on new research by Jay Goldstein, a kinesiology doctoral student at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Goldstein links persons susceptible to road rage with those who get upset while watching their kids play youth soccer. We excerpt the piece below. * * * Ego defensiveness, one of the triggers that ignites road rage, also kicks off parental “sideline rage” at a child’s soccer game, U.S. researchers said. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, said that if a person has a tendency to become upset while driving, he or she is more likely to be the kind of parent who explodes in anger at a child’s sports matches. Jay Goldstein, a kinesiology doctoral student at the University of Maryland School o... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538407 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:01:35 +0100 1538407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500098&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F125221372%2F This post is worthy of repetition. It recently came to the attention of a number of us that a gal in New York with 19 years clean in NA is “back out there.” She is loved by many, and knowing that she’s killing herself is being felt by those she helped. As yet, none of them have followed her, thank God. Please, these stories are real and true. Take them to heart. Alcoholism, addiction, kills people. [Originally posted June 15th, 2007] **************************************** I’m paying attention. To Mary Christine. To dAAve. To a host of others. And I have to re-tell this story. A story I had the absolute pleasure of repeating to an “oldtimer” sitting on his time at a meeting here a few years back. Many AA groups on Long Island have group anniversaries e... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500098 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:08:38 +0100 1500098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466307&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fa-dry-drunk%2F Abstinence without sobriety Alcoholics Anonymous informally refers to the alcoholic who has stopped drinking, but who still demonstrates the same alcoholic attitudes and behaviors, as a “dry drunk.” They say that such an individual has abstinence but not sobriety. This concept has been adopted by most twelve-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous and Emotions Anonymous. It appears on almost all of the Web sites devoted to the different addictions, although characteristics of the dry drunk syndrome differ widely from site to site. Most often mentioned are: depression; anxiety; irritability, anger; grandiosity, pomposity, an inflated ego; an inability to delay gratification, impatience and impulsivity; self-pity; being a workaholic, other compulsiv... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466307 Sat, 24 May 2008 13:50:04 +0100 1466307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451990&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F9-approaches-to-humility%2F The Power of Humility Recovery, for me, was not just getting sober. Recovery also involved finding a new spiritual philosophy. I was often reminded of the slogan; ‘The man I was, was a drinker. The man I was would drink again.’ I had to change. And false humility was my primary character defect. I had shortcomings in the following areas of my attitudes. If one places ‘Principles Before Personalities’ and deals with ‘First Things First’, one approaches genuine humility, where there is enormous inner power. Actions to approach humility; Free yourself from the demands of your ego, and there is no limit to where you can go. Let go of your desire to control others, and you vastly improve the ability to control, focus and direct your own actions. Let go of the illusion that y... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451990 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:38:48 +0100 1451990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409822&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F280782220%2F This is not for those of you who keep/kept coming like Jack R., John DeL., Jimmy DeL., Don H., Desi, heck, even Clyde F. This is for those of you who have disappeared from the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous even though you’d still tell us you’re “sober.” “The Great Paradox” Which is today’s Daily Reflection; “These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to another. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.’s all around the globe.” Notice it says “Our Gift From God.” It is my personal opinion that those of us who keep this gift all to themselves (or tell us they do their “work” outside AA) are some of the most... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409822 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:16:44 +0100 1409822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392565&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F275680887%2F The sad part is that the originator of the comment believes he “got my hackles up” because of the content of his remark. Not true - my “hackles” were raised because I won’t sit back and allow you to force your will down my throat especially when you are talking out of your a**! To paraphrase: “Alcoholics and addicts are different. Once an addict gets what they need they don’t need it anymore. When an alcoholic drinks their need is never satisfied.” I think that covers it… My question to you is “Are you an addict?” Your answer - no. Oh, and btw - I put the word “drug” ahead of addict. What the hey difference does that make? The rationalization? An addict has a point where they are “satiated.” Satiated?... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392565 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:26:47 +0100 1392565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1365003&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F268182032%2F “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.” Page 146, 12&12; “Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our Twelve Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of ego-driven individualists. Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think, wiser. These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand today.” I love the descriptive language: “ego-driven individualists,” “children of chaos,” “defiantly.” All of which cement the idea that the words I’m reading surely must apply to me… Wha... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1365003 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:30:18 +0100 1365003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1360914&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F267256106%2F There are surely many “verdicts of science” but this one belongs to us - thankfully… Returning to “The Language of the Heart” following our last reference, a few weeks after Ebbie’s visit with Bill, from page 197; “Two or three weeks later, December 11th to be exact, I staggered into the Charles B. Towns Hospital, that famous drying-out emporium on Central Park West, New York City. I’d been there before, so I knew and already loved the doctor in charge - Dr. Silkworth. It was he who was soon to contribute a very great idea without which AA could never have succeeded. For years he had been proclaiming alcoholism an illness, an obsession of the mind coupled with an allergy of the body. By now I knew this meant me.” Bill didn’t think him... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1360914 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:56:56 +0100 1360914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258236&cid=t_137603_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F241705043%2F Writing about unstoppable Obama in the February 14th Huffington Post, writer Barbara Ehrenreich tries to describe his “mysterious and irrational” appeal: “He’s a ‘rock star,’ all flash and no substance, tending dangerously, according to the New York Times’ Paul Krugman, to a ‘cult of personality.’” If he “supposedly goes for the id,” Hillary Rodham Clinton is the “designated valedictorian” who reaches for the more rational, and controlling, ego and super-ego. “She might as well be promoting choral singing in the face of Beatlemania,” Ehrenreich comments, and (in what the February 26th Globe and Mail considers a “gratuitously nasty swipe”), suggests that Clinton’s platform style... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258236 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:00:53 +0100 1258236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1138130&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F213615497%2F This is only one of them but it sets the theme… From The Language of the Heart: Bill W’s Grapevine Writings, page 263; “There are, nevertheless, certain occasions where reckless truth-telling may create widespread havoc and permanent damage to others. Whenever this seems possible, we are likely to find ourselves in a bad jam indeed. We shall be torn between two temptations. When conscience agonizes us enough, we may well cast all prudence and love to the winds. We may try to buy our freedom by telling the brutal truth, no matter who gets hurt or how much. But this is not the usual temptation. It is far more probable that we shall veer to the other extreme. We will paint for ourselves a most unrealistic picture of the awful damage we are about to inflict on others. By clai... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1138130 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:04:32 +0100 1138130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1128693&cid=t_137603_88_f&fid=34857&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscalpelorsword.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Finflatabledeflatable-ego.html Such a fragile thing it is, really.One busy night, a patient's family member came up to me and said excitedly, "You took care of my Dad!" That greeting is always good for a quick adrenaline rush as a surprise bolus of fight or flight hormone is squeezed from the remnants of my overworked adrenal glands. I wonder if police officers feel that way when someone reaches into their pocket. Is he going to pull out his driver's license or a gun?This time it was a false alarm, as the person cheerfully recounted how well his father's lip laceration had turned out. I remember him well....he had suffered a complete laceration through the upper lip as if someone had taken a scissors and snipped from the gumline almost to the nose. If there were a breeze, his face would have flapped in it. Nasty.I reall... Scalpel or Sword? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1128693 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0100 1128693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1124931&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F209669088%2F Drop me on my head! I recently listened to some smart ass who arrived at a meeting late, listened to a couple of folks who were on topic, then spoke out to make the assinine statement that God certainly has dropped him on his head in order to get his attention. How Profound!!! Ah, I suppose its just me (spiritual axiom), but these folks who have this stupid (yeah, stupid) need to contradict sound experience in order to gain some level of sick attention all need a serious flogging. This same person wakes up each morning and does a First Step. I often wonder if he goes to the bathroom before or after or takes the First Step while he’s doing a #1. Silly? So, during the night - is it not necessary to be a real alcoholic while you’re sleeping? Is sleeping a cure for alcoholism? Do y... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1124931 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:50:17 +0100 1124931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=889630&cid=t_137603_107_f&fid=35026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphylogenomics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fego-blogging-what-is-your-favorite-self.html The Scientists is running a very informative discussion on people's favorite science blogs. There are some blogs there that I have never heard of that seem quite interesting as well as others I knew about and had forgotten. So it is a good place to look to see what people pick as their favorite.But I think there is a more interesting question. What is your favorite blog entry that you have written in your own blog? Or, especially if you do not have a blog, what is your favorite comment you have written on someone else's blog? If you can't pick just one --- well do what they did on the Scientist site and pick a few.My three favorites of my own blog entries:Why all medical professionals need to study evolution. I like this because I have been harping on it for years but never wrote about it ... The Tree of Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=889630 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:28:00 +0100 889630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=882806&cid=t_137603_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F158304588%2F I met the woman who became my wife in a bar. In those days she drank, a lot. Then we got married… I kept drinking, she stopped. I found lots of new drinking buddies through the years. I’m sure Bill W. did also yet the first remained the most important just like mine. And we both had one of these; A kitchen table. My last drink was at my dining room table but I consumed much alcohol in front of my wife at a table very similar to this one. This is the actual table that Ebby sat at with Bill when Ebby offered Bill a novel idea. He said,”Why don’t you choose your own conception of God?” That statement hit me hard…it was only a matter of being willing to believe in a Power greater than myself. Nothing more was required of me to make my beginning.” [Q... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=882806 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:53:11 +0100 882806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=783854&cid=t_137603_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2Fnetworking-can-be-hazardous-to-your-health-the-new-science-o.html  By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D An article in the New England Journal of Medicine, July 21 issue (The spread of obesity in a large social network over 32 years, N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, pp. 370-379, 2007) dropped like a bombshell into the medical community, exploding many long-held assumptions and beliefs. What was the question this research attempted to answer? To quote the authors: “ The prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 30 years. We performed a quantitative analysis of the nature and extent of the person-to-person spread of obesity as a possible factor contributing to the obesity epidemic.” The italics are mine, to emphasize the fact that the authors set out to explore a quite revolutionary concept: obesity, like any infection, spreads by... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=783854 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:11:55 +0100 783854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551441&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fguidelines-for-reading-this-blog.html Most of the blogs I've seen are the equivalent of an online journal that discuss the joys and trials of one's daily existence or interests. You should know, this blog isn't organized on that principle. This blog is primarily a means of bringing together specific articles and viewpoints that I've found helpful in understanding and moving through my own spiritual emergency. It's been structured to present entries in chronological order (as opposed to typical blog layout wherein the most recent entry is on "the top") and is currently complete. I won't be adding any more entries to the blog aside from changing out the featured quote from time to time. Depending on why you're here, it might be helpful for you -- the reader -- to follow some brief guidelines to increase your reading satisfaction... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551441 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:44:00 +0100 551441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551445&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F11%2Ftibetan-book-of-dead.html is pragmatically and existentially directed toward the "dead" who are still living, and not especially toward those who are clinically dead. To reveal this less obvious meaning, we need to examine more closely some of the key features of the manifest meaning, for these indicate that both the existence of gods and the existence of an after-death bardo realm are questionable. With respect to the reality of the gods and demons that are experienced in the after-death state, we have noted that the text informs the disembodied consciousness that these deities have no substantial reality of their own. Indeed, this is the central illuminating principle of the text. Two memorable excerpts are as follows:Through the instruction of his guru he will recognize them [the visionary deities] as his own p... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551445 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:17:00 +0100 551445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551454&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F07%2Fprocess-of-individuation-shadow_09.html Image SourceWithin Jungian psychology there is a concept known as The Shadow. Most of us encounter our own shadows in the form of projection. That is to say, we disown the characteristics and behaviors we cannot stand about ourselves and project them onto others. We then insist that they carry our shadow for us and may even punish them for the things we hate about ourselves. One example of this might be a minister who openly despises gays while privately engaging in closeted homosexual activity. Those who cannot accept their shadow will reject it in favor of embracing their Persona. The persona is the idealized image we present of who we really are. And still ... The Shadow Knows when we are lying to ourselves and those around us. The shadow contains our every fear, our every terror, it kn... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551454 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:08:00 +0100 551454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551457&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F07%2Faugust-and-everything-after.html This was one of those songs that got stuck in my head long before August, and Everything After ever arrived...Black Crow Flies Through a Hole in the SkyThe Rain King [*]When I think of heavenDeliver me in a black-winged birdI think of flying ... Down in your sea of pins and feathersAnd all other instruments ofFaith and Sex and God In the Belly of a Black-Winged Bird.Don't try to feed me'Cause I've been here before And I deserve a little moreI belong, in the service of the QueenI belong, anywhere but in betweenShe's been crying, I've been thinkingAnd I am, the Rain KingAnd I said mama, mama, mama, Why am I so alone? I can't go outside, I'm scared I might not make it homeBut I'm alive, I'm alive But I'm sinking inIf there's anyone at home at your place, darlin'Why don't you invite me in? Don... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551457 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:07:00 +0100 551457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551458&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F07%2Fwasteland.html An excerpt from a poem which got stuck early in this process...I. THE BURIAL OF THE DEADAPRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers. Summer surprised us, coming over the Starnbergersee With a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade, And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten, And drank coffee, and talked for an hour. Bin gar keine Russin, stamm' aus Litauen, echt deutsch. And when we were children, staying at the archduke's, My cousin's, he took me out on a sled, And I was frightened. He said, Marie, Marie, hold on tight. And down we went. In the mountains, there you feel free. I read... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551458 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:06:00 +0100 551458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551460&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F07%2Fshadow-knows.html Image SourceWithin Jungian psychology there is a concept known as The Shadow. Most of us encounter our own shadows in the form of projection. That is to say, we disown the characteristics and behaviors we cannot stand about ourselves and project them onto others. We then insist that they carry our shadow for us and may even punish them for the things we hate about ourselves. One example of this might be a minister who openly despises gays while privately engaging in closeted homosexual activity. Those who cannot accept their shadow will reject it in favor of embracing their Persona. The persona is the idealized image we present of who we really are. And still ... The Shadow Knows when we are lying to ourselves and those around us. The shadow contains our every fear, our every terror, it kn... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551460 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:11:00 +0100 551460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551444&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F01%2Fspirituality-trauma.html Traumatic experiences force victims to face issues lying outside the boundaries of personal and collective frames of reference. As a result they are forced to confront psychological and spiritual challenges that are unfamiliar to the average person. Therapists need to recognise that organisations of self and God are often thrown into question or destroyed by experiences of trauma. The deconstructive power of trauma exposes the lack of substance and cohesiveness that comprises identity and images of God.Initially, trauma is grounded in pain, loss, and fear. Often it leads to breakdowns. Ultimately, with proper support and guidance, it has the potential to transform individuals into compassionate and deeply spiritual beings. Traumatic events expose victims to aspects of life that most would ... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551444 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:27:00 +0100 551444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551443&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F01%2Fspirituality-that-transforms.html In a series of books (e.g., A Sociable God, Up from Eden, and The Eye of Spirit), I have tried to show that religion itself has always performed two very important, but very different, functions.One, it acts as a way of creating meaning for the separate self: it offers myths and stories and tales and narratives and rituals and revivals that, taken together, help the separate self make sense of, and endure, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. This function of religion does not usually or necessarily change the level of consciousness in a person; it does not deliver radical transformation. Nor does it deliver a shattering liberation from the separate self altogether. Rather, it consoles the self, fortifies the self, defends the self, promotes the self. But two, religion has also ser... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551443 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:23:00 +0100 551443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551456&cid=t_137603_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F01%2Fvisionary-experience-in-myth-ritual.html ... we are beginning to realize that we cannot fix on the outside what is broken deep within the human heart and psyche.- John O'DeaJohn Weir PerryThe initial disordered state that I am describing contains two distinct elements. The first is an experience of dying or of having already died, which symbolizes a dissolution of the accustomed self. The second element, closely related to the first, is a vision of the death of the world. In an acute psychosis individuals undergo a profound reorganization of the self, effected by a thoroughgoing reintegration through utter disintegration. Life cannot be repaired, it can only be re-created by returning to the sources. And the 'source of sources' is the prodigious outpouring of energy, life and the fecundity that occured at the Creation of the Worl... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551456 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:19:00 +0100 551456