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Tag Archives: amygdala
#blogElul 2017 – Day 17: Awaken
Last night I was too tired to contemplate consciousness no energy even for a short spate of curiosity a brief burst of energy required for cogitation though I have dreamt of waking with clarity able to articulate avenues of action … Continue reading
Posted in Elul, Healing, Jewish, Judaism, Poems
Tagged amygdala, awaken, awaken to new hopes, BlogElul, contemplate consciousness, crevasse, deafening demons, Elul, PTSD, rage's escutcheon, reckoning with rage
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#blogElul 2017 – Day 8: Hear
It starts in my ears the slow rush of waves gentle and softly soothing lulling me into pseudo-safety. Sound begins to pound expropriating attention crashing into consciousness alerting the amygdala. The … Continue reading
Posted in Elul, Healing, Jewish, Judaism, Poems
Tagged amygdala, BlogElul, Elul, fight or flight, hear, pondering possibilities, rush of waves, soothing, tsunami
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Now It’s The Donald – Men in Power
What the hell is it about men in power? Do they lose their minds? Their morals? Any semblance of common decency? Are they unable to think except with their penises? Today’s focus in on The Donald. Trump, that is. And … Continue reading
Posted in Incest, Outrage
Tagged amygdala, Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, incest, incest survivor, Ivanka Trump, objectification, tapping
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Healing – Day 8: F*ck the Flashbacks
Back to healing on a personal level, but not forgetting all that needs to be done in our violent and angry powder keg of a world. * * * I have had flashbacks for most of my life, even … Continue reading
Posted in Healing
Tagged amygdala, dissociation, EMDR, fight or flight, flashbacks, grandpa, healing, NY Mets, safe place, Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver, trauma
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