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Gabor Mat茅
51听books7,556听followersDr Gabor Mat茅 (CM) is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician who specializes in the study and treatment of addiction and is also widely recognized for his unique perspective on Attention Deficit Disorder and his firmly held belief in the connection between mind and body health.
Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944, he is a survivor of the Nazi genocide. His maternal grandparents were killed in Auschwitz when he was five months old, his aunt disappeared during the war, and his father endured forced labour at the hands of the Nazis.
He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1957. After graduating with a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a few years as a high school English and literature teacher, he returned to school to pursue his childhood dream of being a physician.
Mat茅 ran a private family practice in East Vancouver for over twenty years. He was also the medical co-ordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital for seven years. Currently he is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and resource centre for the people of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many of his patients suffer from mental illness, drug addiction and HIV, or all three.
Most recently, he has written about his experiences working with addicts in In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
He made national headlines in defense of the physicians working at Insite (a legal supervised safe injection site) after the federal Minister of Health, Tony Clement, attacked them as unethical.
Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944, he is a survivor of the Nazi genocide. His maternal grandparents were killed in Auschwitz when he was five months old, his aunt disappeared during the war, and his father endured forced labour at the hands of the Nazis.
He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1957. After graduating with a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a few years as a high school English and literature teacher, he returned to school to pursue his childhood dream of being a physician.
Mat茅 ran a private family practice in East Vancouver for over twenty years. He was also the medical co-ordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital for seven years. Currently he is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and resource centre for the people of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many of his patients suffer from mental illness, drug addiction and HIV, or all three.
Most recently, he has written about his experiences working with addicts in In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
He made national headlines in defense of the physicians working at Insite (a legal supervised safe injection site) after the federal Minister of Health, Tony Clement, attacked them as unethical.
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January 30, 2024
My Most Honest Review Yet.....
Between my junior and senior year of college, in the summer of 2005, my father kicked me out of the house after staying with him for approximately two weeks. The only job that I had ever had, the one where I spent the last two years working faithfully, somehow managed to mess up my job transfer leaving me without employment. It was painfully obvious that I needed to end things with my fianc茅e, and I hated my college major, but I was on a scholarship which only lasted one additional year, and I could not switch majors without extending my time at college, time and money that I didn鈥檛 have.
There was nothing positive in my life, and there weren鈥檛 too many people that cared. When I walked over a bridge on the way to class, I would often think about jumping off. There was a wounded animal that lived inside me. The only thing that seemed to quiet this animal was alcohol. At one point, I had 13 bruises on my body from falling down so much from drinking. I was convinced that I was the saddest person alive, sadder even than anyone in the course of human history. One day, I drove to the cemetery where my childhood friend was located and took as many pills as I could. I drove over to my father with a gas tank on E, telling him that it was too late, and I鈥檓 sorry for what I did.
It wasn鈥檛 until I was in the hospital that depression was mentioned for the first time. Depression? What? But that was only for people who were emo, the ones that dressed all in black and had black lipstick and nails. That couldn鈥檛 possibly be me.
Growing up with my brother and my father, I was never allowed to feel 鈥渘egative鈥� emotions. No sadness, no loneliness, no disappointment. If I cried, my father told me in no uncertain terms that I was a crybaby and to stop that or go to my room. My father has never once cried in my presence. So I learned that if I felt lonely that there must be something wrong with me, fueling anxiety, creating a wound that would never heal.
One of the most transformative experiences for me was going to a therapy group, Coping with Depression. Everyone there was crazy, but I realized that I thought some of those exact same crazy thoughts. For example, no one cares about me or no one cares if I die. That just isn鈥檛 true, but where is that coming from? Well, I was lonely. But newsflash: Being lonely is actually healthy! Everyone is lonely from time to time. That emotion is completely normal. The feeling was correct, but the conclusion was incorrect. That was the common theme among all of the Coping with Depression participants.
Why am I telling you this? Well, the author is going to talk about personality types that repress their feelings, and that used to be me. Second, mental health has to be part of everyday vernacular. It needs to be talked about. There is no shame in talking about our struggles. Third, if this helps even one person, then being this vulnerable was worth it.
This author鈥檚 premise is that there are three personality types, Type A (people who are angry), Type B, Type C (the people who repress their feelings and get sick). The author says that he doesn鈥檛 like to 鈥渂lame鈥� the cancer patient or chronic illness sufferer, but that is exactly what he is doing. He asserts that people with breast cancer brought it on themselves.
Respectfully, this author is way off base. He was talking about genetically based diseases and then blaming the patients. Additionally, I knew from the very first chapter that the author was a white male. How do I know that? Well, if women go to the doctor, no matter what the complaint, the doctor will think that she is either crazy, pregnant, or both, in about 95% of cases. It was a running joke at uni that if a female came in with a stubbed toe, that the medical staff would automatically assume pregnancy.
Women are over diagnosed with either depression or functional neurological disorder when in fact they have very serious medical problems. For additional detail, I suggest reading The Pain Gap. Personally, I have been diagnosed with moderate depression when I actually had Celiac Disease and with a Functional Neurological Disorder when I actually needed heart surgery. When I went to the Emergency Department, they allowed me to wait in the waiting room until I was passed out unconscious before they decided to do an EKG. If you review the ratings of this hospital, most of the 1 star reviews are from women and the 5 star ratings are from men. Women and people of color are still treated as second-class citizens in healthcare.
Now if you are a Type C personality or if you are a man who was raised to never cry and repress your feelings, this book might be of some value to you.
2024 Reading Schedule
Jan Middlemarch
Feb The Grapes of Wrath
Mar Oliver Twist
Apr Madame Bovary
May A Clockwork Orange
Jun Possession
Jul The Folk of the Faraway Tree Collection
Aug Crime and Punishment
Sep Heart of Darkness
Oct Moby-Dick
Nov Far From the Madding Crowd
Dec A Tale of Two Cities
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Between my junior and senior year of college, in the summer of 2005, my father kicked me out of the house after staying with him for approximately two weeks. The only job that I had ever had, the one where I spent the last two years working faithfully, somehow managed to mess up my job transfer leaving me without employment. It was painfully obvious that I needed to end things with my fianc茅e, and I hated my college major, but I was on a scholarship which only lasted one additional year, and I could not switch majors without extending my time at college, time and money that I didn鈥檛 have.
There was nothing positive in my life, and there weren鈥檛 too many people that cared. When I walked over a bridge on the way to class, I would often think about jumping off. There was a wounded animal that lived inside me. The only thing that seemed to quiet this animal was alcohol. At one point, I had 13 bruises on my body from falling down so much from drinking. I was convinced that I was the saddest person alive, sadder even than anyone in the course of human history. One day, I drove to the cemetery where my childhood friend was located and took as many pills as I could. I drove over to my father with a gas tank on E, telling him that it was too late, and I鈥檓 sorry for what I did.
It wasn鈥檛 until I was in the hospital that depression was mentioned for the first time. Depression? What? But that was only for people who were emo, the ones that dressed all in black and had black lipstick and nails. That couldn鈥檛 possibly be me.
Growing up with my brother and my father, I was never allowed to feel 鈥渘egative鈥� emotions. No sadness, no loneliness, no disappointment. If I cried, my father told me in no uncertain terms that I was a crybaby and to stop that or go to my room. My father has never once cried in my presence. So I learned that if I felt lonely that there must be something wrong with me, fueling anxiety, creating a wound that would never heal.
One of the most transformative experiences for me was going to a therapy group, Coping with Depression. Everyone there was crazy, but I realized that I thought some of those exact same crazy thoughts. For example, no one cares about me or no one cares if I die. That just isn鈥檛 true, but where is that coming from? Well, I was lonely. But newsflash: Being lonely is actually healthy! Everyone is lonely from time to time. That emotion is completely normal. The feeling was correct, but the conclusion was incorrect. That was the common theme among all of the Coping with Depression participants.
Why am I telling you this? Well, the author is going to talk about personality types that repress their feelings, and that used to be me. Second, mental health has to be part of everyday vernacular. It needs to be talked about. There is no shame in talking about our struggles. Third, if this helps even one person, then being this vulnerable was worth it.
This author鈥檚 premise is that there are three personality types, Type A (people who are angry), Type B, Type C (the people who repress their feelings and get sick). The author says that he doesn鈥檛 like to 鈥渂lame鈥� the cancer patient or chronic illness sufferer, but that is exactly what he is doing. He asserts that people with breast cancer brought it on themselves.
Respectfully, this author is way off base. He was talking about genetically based diseases and then blaming the patients. Additionally, I knew from the very first chapter that the author was a white male. How do I know that? Well, if women go to the doctor, no matter what the complaint, the doctor will think that she is either crazy, pregnant, or both, in about 95% of cases. It was a running joke at uni that if a female came in with a stubbed toe, that the medical staff would automatically assume pregnancy.
Women are over diagnosed with either depression or functional neurological disorder when in fact they have very serious medical problems. For additional detail, I suggest reading The Pain Gap. Personally, I have been diagnosed with moderate depression when I actually had Celiac Disease and with a Functional Neurological Disorder when I actually needed heart surgery. When I went to the Emergency Department, they allowed me to wait in the waiting room until I was passed out unconscious before they decided to do an EKG. If you review the ratings of this hospital, most of the 1 star reviews are from women and the 5 star ratings are from men. Women and people of color are still treated as second-class citizens in healthcare.
Now if you are a Type C personality or if you are a man who was raised to never cry and repress your feelings, this book might be of some value to you.
2024 Reading Schedule
Jan Middlemarch
Feb The Grapes of Wrath
Mar Oliver Twist
Apr Madame Bovary
May A Clockwork Orange
Jun Possession
Jul The Folk of the Faraway Tree Collection
Aug Crime and Punishment
Sep Heart of Darkness
Oct Moby-Dick
Nov Far From the Madding Crowd
Dec A Tale of Two Cities
Connect With Me!
July 9, 2015
鈥淲hen we have been prevented from learning how to say no, our bodies may end up saying it for us.鈥� - Gabor Mat茅, When the Body Says No
I think it鈥檚 common knowledge that stress takes its toll on the body and can cause chronic illness. Gabor Mat茅 goes a step further in his analysis on stress鈥� impact on the body and looks in more depth into autoimmune diseases and how our reactions to life, as well as our upbringings, and our relationships with loved ones, might affect how our body reacts, for better or for worse. This book has a wealth of information that I feel should be essential reading.
Mat茅鈥檚 book was a wake up call in many ways. The author is a well-known and beloved Vancouver physician and he writes with such passion and understanding over the human body, illness and life experiences. The main issue Mat茅 looks at is that of psychoneuroimmunology, the science of the interactions between the mind and the body. Basically, 鈥渙ur immune system does not exist in isolation from daily experience鈥�, and our emotions and physiology are connected. Doctors often ask for our symptoms but few really help us understand that our childhood, upbringing and other factors play a huge part in our health. Mat茅 advocates for a more holistic approach to healthcare.
I found the real examples in this book very informative, and also very sad. There was the story of Gilda Radner, who died from ovarian cancer. One of the things she said, which I鈥檒l try my best to live by, goes as follows: 鈥淚t is important to realize that you have to take care of yourself because you can鈥檛 take care of anybody else until you do.鈥�
In addition to Radner, there were also analyses on Jonathan Swift (Gulliver鈥檚 Travels) and Ronald Reagan, who Mat茅 said wrote his autobiography with 鈥渆motional poverty, disguised by sentiment.鈥� Emotions were a big part of this book, suppressed emotions being seen as unhealthy expression and aiding in stress:
鈥� Emotions interpret the world for us. They have a signal function, telling us about our internal states as they are affected by input from the outside. Emotions are responses to present stimuli as filtered through the memory of past experience, and they anticipate the future based on our perception of the past.鈥�
鈥淩epressed anger will lead to disordered immunity. The inability to process and express feelings effectively, and the tendency to serve the needs of others before considering one鈥檚 own, are common patterns in people who develop chronic illness.鈥�
I learned that perfectionism is harmful. I also learned that so many of us carry other people鈥檚 burdens and it can become crippling. I learned more about Alzheimer鈥檚, cancer, dementia, .multiple sclerosis. and other diseases, and was impressed by how Mat茅 managed to communicate what he believes to be the sources of these diseases without taking on an accusatory or judgmental tone. He has so much empathy, and what he does in his writing, as well as informing and guiding us to self-analyze, is helping us achieve self-acceptance and healing.
This book challenged me to take an honest look at myself, at my life, how I do things, and how I react to things.
Finally, a mantra for those of us who perhaps do too much: 鈥淚 should be a guide, not a god.鈥�
I think it鈥檚 common knowledge that stress takes its toll on the body and can cause chronic illness. Gabor Mat茅 goes a step further in his analysis on stress鈥� impact on the body and looks in more depth into autoimmune diseases and how our reactions to life, as well as our upbringings, and our relationships with loved ones, might affect how our body reacts, for better or for worse. This book has a wealth of information that I feel should be essential reading.
Mat茅鈥檚 book was a wake up call in many ways. The author is a well-known and beloved Vancouver physician and he writes with such passion and understanding over the human body, illness and life experiences. The main issue Mat茅 looks at is that of psychoneuroimmunology, the science of the interactions between the mind and the body. Basically, 鈥渙ur immune system does not exist in isolation from daily experience鈥�, and our emotions and physiology are connected. Doctors often ask for our symptoms but few really help us understand that our childhood, upbringing and other factors play a huge part in our health. Mat茅 advocates for a more holistic approach to healthcare.
I found the real examples in this book very informative, and also very sad. There was the story of Gilda Radner, who died from ovarian cancer. One of the things she said, which I鈥檒l try my best to live by, goes as follows: 鈥淚t is important to realize that you have to take care of yourself because you can鈥檛 take care of anybody else until you do.鈥�
In addition to Radner, there were also analyses on Jonathan Swift (Gulliver鈥檚 Travels) and Ronald Reagan, who Mat茅 said wrote his autobiography with 鈥渆motional poverty, disguised by sentiment.鈥� Emotions were a big part of this book, suppressed emotions being seen as unhealthy expression and aiding in stress:
鈥� Emotions interpret the world for us. They have a signal function, telling us about our internal states as they are affected by input from the outside. Emotions are responses to present stimuli as filtered through the memory of past experience, and they anticipate the future based on our perception of the past.鈥�
鈥淩epressed anger will lead to disordered immunity. The inability to process and express feelings effectively, and the tendency to serve the needs of others before considering one鈥檚 own, are common patterns in people who develop chronic illness.鈥�
I learned that perfectionism is harmful. I also learned that so many of us carry other people鈥檚 burdens and it can become crippling. I learned more about Alzheimer鈥檚, cancer, dementia, .multiple sclerosis. and other diseases, and was impressed by how Mat茅 managed to communicate what he believes to be the sources of these diseases without taking on an accusatory or judgmental tone. He has so much empathy, and what he does in his writing, as well as informing and guiding us to self-analyze, is helping us achieve self-acceptance and healing.
This book challenged me to take an honest look at myself, at my life, how I do things, and how I react to things.
Finally, a mantra for those of us who perhaps do too much: 鈥淚 should be a guide, not a god.鈥�
June 21, 2016
Fine, call me a narrow-minded medic.
What irked me particularly about this book is the fact that every chapter starts with a sad tale of loss, grief, abuse and emotional repression that simply 'happens' to happen in somebody suffering from ALS/MS/various cancers. And from this Mate draws the conclusion (kinda) that denying your feelings will give you scleroderma.
Don't get me wrong here - I know fully well about the proper evidence (like, you know, academic papers and the likes) discussing the evidence behind immunosuppression in chronic stress exposure. That's not news. And correlation does not imply causation. But I'm just really upset that he thinks illustrating a self-help book with 'medical' cases will make the reader go 'from now on, I'll be more assertive'. The suggestion is not a bad one, the emotional blackmail is.
Here. I vented. I probably won't get ovarian cancer, but I do have a pretty good shot at developing MS (blame any typos in this review on early symptoms).
What irked me particularly about this book is the fact that every chapter starts with a sad tale of loss, grief, abuse and emotional repression that simply 'happens' to happen in somebody suffering from ALS/MS/various cancers. And from this Mate draws the conclusion (kinda) that denying your feelings will give you scleroderma.
Don't get me wrong here - I know fully well about the proper evidence (like, you know, academic papers and the likes) discussing the evidence behind immunosuppression in chronic stress exposure. That's not news. And correlation does not imply causation. But I'm just really upset that he thinks illustrating a self-help book with 'medical' cases will make the reader go 'from now on, I'll be more assertive'. The suggestion is not a bad one, the emotional blackmail is.
Here. I vented. I probably won't get ovarian cancer, but I do have a pretty good shot at developing MS (blame any typos in this review on early symptoms).
January 31, 2011
Well, I'm new to this site. I'm currently reading another of this author's books, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, about addiction. So I was reminded of the important role this book has played in my life. I read When the Body Says No shortly after being diagnosed with a life threatening autoimmune disease. It's scleroderma, one of the illnesses he talks about. Doctors encouraged me to make peace with life, as well as to stop working immediately. I didn't have long, they said. I had a highly stressful job but I thought my coping mechanisms were working. They weren't. But after leaving my job some of the symptoms diminished. I'm not saying this book saved my life but it caused me to rethink the relationship between stress and illness. And, well, I've survived five years past the doctors' best guess as to my expiry date!
p.s. The book doesn't get five stars because it does get a wee bit dry and unnecessarily detailed on occasion. But I adore this man. I highly recommend his In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
p.s. The book doesn't get five stars because it does get a wee bit dry and unnecessarily detailed on occasion. But I adore this man. I highly recommend his In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
November 26, 2021
I've added below a full list of Mr. Mate's peer-reviewed studies, and why he would be entitled to offer tips on cancer treatments:
March 26, 2012
One of my concerns when I started reading this book was whether he would adequately address the idea of personal blame. I was pleasantly surprised on his clear distinction between blaming someone for their illness versus looking at larger dynamics that can add an increased risk to autoimmune disorders. He is fully in the latter category, not at all the former. In other words, he's not simplistic in his approach and does not say just "If this, then that." I appreciated how he walks the reader through the various connections and humanizes it with personal stories of his patients. I learned a lot about the role of cortisol production in our bodies and want to read more on this now. My mother died of a very aggressive cancer a year ago but was the healthiest person (in terms of food and exercise) in our family by far. I've been left with many questions about why she died this way despite her great health and this is the first book that has given me any solid scientific explanation for other emotional dynamics that might have contributed.
December 13, 2021
葮i mi-am promis c膬 nu voi mai citi c膬r葲i de self-help. Dar curiozitatea a 卯nvins, am vrut s膬 v膬d ce-i cu tot zgomotul. Ei, era pentru mai nimic.
Nu era nevoie de 350 de pagini ca s膬 spun膬 c膬 reprimarea emo葲iilor negative 卯葲i influen葲eaz膬 negativ s膬n膬tatea (pe axa hormoni/sistem endocrin-sistem nervos-imunitate). De altfel, nici nu le-am citit pe toate, de la 130 葯i ceva am 卯nceput sa r膬sfoiesc spre final, era clar c膬 卯mi pierd timpul cu aceea葯i poveste repetat膬 iar 葯i iar, schimb芒nd doar numele 葯i diagnosticul.
Cel mai grav mi se pare faptul c膬 transform膬 rela葲ia dintre stres 葯i boal膬 卯n cauzalitate direct膬, 卯n timp ce minimizeaz膬 constant importan葲a factorului genetic 葯i a explica葲iilor 葯tiin葲ifice 卯n general. De genul "doar 67%" dintre femeile care prezint膬 o anume gen膬 dovedit膬 a provoca cancer mamar chiar 卯l fac. Doar 67%...In schimb, orice poveste trist膬 de via葲膬 valideaz膬 teoria stresului. Guess what, to葲i avem 葯i pove葯ti triste de via葲膬, se cheam膬 a tr膬i, dar nu facem to葲i cancer.
Nu era nevoie de 350 de pagini ca s膬 spun膬 c膬 reprimarea emo葲iilor negative 卯葲i influen葲eaz膬 negativ s膬n膬tatea (pe axa hormoni/sistem endocrin-sistem nervos-imunitate). De altfel, nici nu le-am citit pe toate, de la 130 葯i ceva am 卯nceput sa r膬sfoiesc spre final, era clar c膬 卯mi pierd timpul cu aceea葯i poveste repetat膬 iar 葯i iar, schimb芒nd doar numele 葯i diagnosticul.
Cel mai grav mi se pare faptul c膬 transform膬 rela葲ia dintre stres 葯i boal膬 卯n cauzalitate direct膬, 卯n timp ce minimizeaz膬 constant importan葲a factorului genetic 葯i a explica葲iilor 葯tiin葲ifice 卯n general. De genul "doar 67%" dintre femeile care prezint膬 o anume gen膬 dovedit膬 a provoca cancer mamar chiar 卯l fac. Doar 67%...In schimb, orice poveste trist膬 de via葲膬 valideaz膬 teoria stresului. Guess what, to葲i avem 葯i pove葯ti triste de via葲膬, se cheam膬 a tr膬i, dar nu facem to葲i cancer.
September 24, 2023
Najlepsze, co przeczyta艂em w tym roku.
January 28, 2022
I don't usually rate books I disliked, but I think this one is actively harmful. The author doesn't appear to understand statistics, and his thesis is essentially that illnesses from ALS to cancer to inflammatory bowel disease are caused by some kind of semi-Freudian repression of the emotions, usually related to childhood trauma. I was hoping for something a little more science-based, and found the sections that are essentially transcripts of him haranguing his palliative care patients until they admit that maybe they do harbor resentment at their parents to be evidence of terrible medical ethics, not to mention personally upsetting.
If you are looking for a science-based book on epigenetics and how stress causes illness, this is not it.
If you are looking for a science-based book on epigenetics and how stress causes illness, this is not it.
January 28, 2019
I recognise this book brings hope to people suffering with disease, but it is not reality based hope.
1. There is little evidence of personality types and disease, despite a lot of desperate believers in it. It's still possible such evidence will emerge (and I'd hope it does), but it has not appeared yet, despite much effort. Spiritual healing should be part of any recovery from illness agreed. And chronic stress definitely correlates to many types of illness. But this book is offering unfounded hope, and is misdirecting people.
The mechanism of repression is presented as an obvious truth, when it is anything but. For instance "Depression - a mental state in which repression of anger dominates emotional functioning" is NOT factual, and is entirely misleading.
2. There is little evidence that repression of feelings is a real thing at all. Repression is a Freudian defence mechanism, but note, if you can recall an event, it is not repressed. And this style of psychoanalysis is very old psychology - pretty much all forms of psychology have moved on to more effective techniques. And those still grounded in Freudian models, are much more sophisticated than this repressed anger = disease offering.
3. Interviewing a sick person to find some anger-causing anecdote does NOT correlate that event with the sickness, as suggested by the author. Everyone has traumatic experiences in the past. At one point he even suggests that a mother breaking eye-contact with a child is traumatic. Come on! Human beings are much more robust than that. Numerous times he interviews people who claim to have a decent childhood, before digging for some possible traume, and then KABOOM! that's repressed anger = stress = hormones = tissue damage blah blah ...
4. Much research shows that childhood experiences have little effect on adult character. It was an old Freudian idea that minute experiences of the young develop into character traits (such as shame or joy around potty training). Few psychologists today give much credence to this theory in any extensive capacity.
5. The author presents lots of anecdotes - but these do not make for science. Psychoanalysing (amateurishly) characters like Stephen Hawking or Jonathon Swift, and suggesting that he has found the links in character traits to their respective diseases, is criminal.
6. There is very little evidence that psychology or therapy has much effect on many many diseases, especially the massively abridged pseudo-psychology presented in this book. In fact, the connection with a trained therapist is more likely to produce good results than the particular model of therapy applied (See George Kelly). Picking up this book and trying to apply it will mean digging out things to be angry about from your childhood, and expressing the anger ... If trained psychologists have limited effect on the disease (though they may help to a large degree in dealing with it emotionally), then self help application of this book's rudimentary pseudo-psychology is not going to help anyone.
Please, do add a spiritual and therapeutic dimension to your healing. But tempting as these ideas about repressed anger might be, do seek out the proper science, and a proper therapist. They can help with the trauma of dealing with sickness (no need to add childhood traumas to the current problems!) and can provide the emotional support in sticking with proper treatment programs [some research showed that breast cancer patients had longer survival rates if they underwent group counselling - but it turned out it was not due to the counselling as much as it was due to the women supporting each other in taking the full courses of chemo and other treatments]
If you have serious abuse in your history, don't wait for illness before you seek counselling and support. And don't buy into this reductionist idea of repressed anger. There are better models, and ways of dealing with things.
1. There is little evidence of personality types and disease, despite a lot of desperate believers in it. It's still possible such evidence will emerge (and I'd hope it does), but it has not appeared yet, despite much effort. Spiritual healing should be part of any recovery from illness agreed. And chronic stress definitely correlates to many types of illness. But this book is offering unfounded hope, and is misdirecting people.
The mechanism of repression is presented as an obvious truth, when it is anything but. For instance "Depression - a mental state in which repression of anger dominates emotional functioning" is NOT factual, and is entirely misleading.
2. There is little evidence that repression of feelings is a real thing at all. Repression is a Freudian defence mechanism, but note, if you can recall an event, it is not repressed. And this style of psychoanalysis is very old psychology - pretty much all forms of psychology have moved on to more effective techniques. And those still grounded in Freudian models, are much more sophisticated than this repressed anger = disease offering.
3. Interviewing a sick person to find some anger-causing anecdote does NOT correlate that event with the sickness, as suggested by the author. Everyone has traumatic experiences in the past. At one point he even suggests that a mother breaking eye-contact with a child is traumatic. Come on! Human beings are much more robust than that. Numerous times he interviews people who claim to have a decent childhood, before digging for some possible traume, and then KABOOM! that's repressed anger = stress = hormones = tissue damage blah blah ...
4. Much research shows that childhood experiences have little effect on adult character. It was an old Freudian idea that minute experiences of the young develop into character traits (such as shame or joy around potty training). Few psychologists today give much credence to this theory in any extensive capacity.
5. The author presents lots of anecdotes - but these do not make for science. Psychoanalysing (amateurishly) characters like Stephen Hawking or Jonathon Swift, and suggesting that he has found the links in character traits to their respective diseases, is criminal.
6. There is very little evidence that psychology or therapy has much effect on many many diseases, especially the massively abridged pseudo-psychology presented in this book. In fact, the connection with a trained therapist is more likely to produce good results than the particular model of therapy applied (See George Kelly). Picking up this book and trying to apply it will mean digging out things to be angry about from your childhood, and expressing the anger ... If trained psychologists have limited effect on the disease (though they may help to a large degree in dealing with it emotionally), then self help application of this book's rudimentary pseudo-psychology is not going to help anyone.
Please, do add a spiritual and therapeutic dimension to your healing. But tempting as these ideas about repressed anger might be, do seek out the proper science, and a proper therapist. They can help with the trauma of dealing with sickness (no need to add childhood traumas to the current problems!) and can provide the emotional support in sticking with proper treatment programs [some research showed that breast cancer patients had longer survival rates if they underwent group counselling - but it turned out it was not due to the counselling as much as it was due to the women supporting each other in taking the full courses of chemo and other treatments]
If you have serious abuse in your history, don't wait for illness before you seek counselling and support. And don't buy into this reductionist idea of repressed anger. There are better models, and ways of dealing with things.
January 23, 2018
This book is full of case studies and anecdotal evidence in support of the author鈥檚 hypothesis: Stressed out people get sick more (ground-breaking, I know).
I particularly hated this quote:
鈥淪tudies in psychology - an art trying desperately to dress itself up as a pure science - often find only what the particular researchers have the eyes to see.鈥� p 42
Really? REALLY? Shitting on psychology while building an argument supported largely by case studies? Pot, meet kettle.
I particularly hated this quote:
鈥淪tudies in psychology - an art trying desperately to dress itself up as a pure science - often find only what the particular researchers have the eyes to see.鈥� p 42
Really? REALLY? Shitting on psychology while building an argument supported largely by case studies? Pot, meet kettle.
November 27, 2023
When the Reader Says 鈥淏lame鈥�: The Cost of Miscommunication
--The top rated (1-star) review challenged me to read this book more closely, to answer how I could:
a) share the same values/concerns expressed in the review, yet
b) have such a different reading of the book鈥�?
--With this valuable learning experience, my goal here is to present a synthesis of the review and the book, in hopes that other readers will find the process of dissecting miscommunication constructive rather than divisive.
--Social media seems designed for divisive miscommunication, with its:
i) TL;DR (too long; didn鈥檛 read) format
ii) In-your-face (and crudely formatted) opinions from strangers (thus lacking context and rudimentary sociability/trust-building)
iii) Tech corporations seeking our attention/data by algorithmically curating content for dopamine spikes
--So, let us all take a deep breath鈥� and carefully communicate word by word, step by step鈥�
1) Shared Values and Concerns:
--The main concern expressed in the review is around blame:
ii) The review actually acknowledges that the book shares the same concern (鈥淭he author says that he doesn鈥檛 like to 鈥渂lame鈥濃€�), so the review needs to then specify how the book unintentionally 鈥渂lames鈥� patients.
鈥oes the review clearly specify this, or does it only reiterate shared concerns? The review starts with some personal context, then expresses critiques and concerns [emphases and commentary added]:
2) A 鈥渧ery serious鈥� miscommunication:
--Let鈥檚 start with the last part of the review:
i) The review expresses the concern that status quo Western medicine, from history to today, suffers from systemic patriarchy and racism. This is actually a shared concern, which I will provide quotes for.
ii) The review infers the author represents this status quo, thus we shouldn鈥檛 be surprised that he 鈥渂lames鈥� patients.
iii) However, I didn鈥檛 see evidence for this inference in either the review or the book. Where does the book mis-diagnose women patients as 鈥渃razy鈥� and 鈥減regnant鈥�, or over-diagnose 鈥渄epression or functional neurological disorder when in fact they have very serious medical problems鈥�?
鈥e should also be careful here. The review is critical of history-to-present medical misogyny being dismissive towards women (a shared concern), resulting in over-diagnosing women with 鈥渄epression or functional neurological disorder鈥� (note: the changing history of these diagnoses which also started in dismissive manners).
鈥owever, we should be careful not to be dismissive towards 鈥渄epression or functional neurological disorder鈥� (in the context of how critical research understand these diagnoses today; the book also critiques the status quo for this prejudice), indeed to perpetuate this prejudice as the review words it: 鈥渨hen in fact they have very serious medical problems鈥�. I鈥檓 not trying to 鈥渂lame鈥� with this nitpicking; I think this is an unintentional wording issue which helps illustrate how easy miscommunication is.
iv) Case after case, the book starts with and accepts 鈥渧ery serious鈥� status quo diagnoses (cancers, severe autoimmune diseases, etc.) in terms of their obvious physical manifestations.
v) The book then challenges status quo diagnoses/treatments鈥� lingering dismissiveness towards the patient鈥檚 overall mental/emotional context, despite the growing research on the role of chronic stress (which is not reduced to the individual in isolation as it encompasses their socioenvironmental relationships) in disease.
鈥s this challenge too dismissive of something 鈥渧ery serious鈥�? Should we strictly follow the status quo dismissal of this and just treat patients as anonymous vessels of diseases that need to be 鈥渢reated鈥� via eradication of the disease (a 鈥渕ilitary theory of disease鈥� lead by 鈥渧ery serious鈥� status quo men)? This is a challenging question which I will return to.
vi) Besides from expressing numerous crucial and shared concerns, there is one direct critique of the book that is precise. The author is indeed a 鈥渨hite male鈥�. A Jewish, politically-Left-leaning (including anti-imperialist) white male, if we can add a bit more precision to our identity labels.
鈥ow, I do think it鈥檚 worth acknowledging that the mere identity of a 鈥渨hite male鈥� psychologist is a recipe for miscommunication in certain scenarios. I see no reason to introduce 鈥渂lame鈥� for either side here. My point is if a female writer wrote this book with identical words, we should get past this miscommunication and acknowledge the shared values/concerns.
3) The Politics of 鈥淏lame鈥�:
--I strongly share the concern over miscommunication on 鈥渂lame鈥�; it鈥檚 a shame the author did not devote an entire chapter at the very start unpacking this.
--The core of the book challenges the status quo鈥檚 lingering separations (black-and-white dualisms) focusing on severed parts rather than complex systems (which are more than the sum of their severed parts, since so much happens from complex interactions: Thinking in Systems: A Primer):
i) Mind vs. body
ii) Individual (isolated) vs. environment
iii) Individual (healthy) vs. disease (foreign)
--鈥淭ype C鈥� personality traits is colloquially called 鈥渃ancer personality鈥�, but the book critiques this on several levels. The obvious one is it is reductionist, as personality traits are only a contributing factor. The second is this is generally an individualist framing, whereas 鈥渃ancer position鈥� focuses more on the systems, in this case the position of the patient鈥檚 relationships with their environments. If the patient鈥檚 environments are stressful, why would the book start with 鈥渂lame鈥� on the individual?
--鈥淭ype C鈥� is distinguished by their repression of stress, which means a certain amount of stress is no longer consciously experienced. So, why would the book 鈥渂lame鈥� someone for something they are not even conscious of?!?! It is not intentional, not deliberate.
鈥urthermore, we mostly assume what happened recently are the most impactful. However, the concern here is chronic stress. Stress from fight-or-flight is a natural response, but here it is over-used (chronic). The book is unique in its focus of this learned coping mechanism originating in early life (prenatal/infancy/childhood), since so much growth/learning happens during this time (science is catching up with nature on all the interactions, ex. immune system development from vaginal birth/breast-feeding/skin-to-skin contact etc.). So, why would the book 鈥渂lame鈥� babies for their repression?!
--Chronic stress confuses the immune system (which has a crucial role of accurately identifying self vs. non-self, in particular harmful non-self objects; auto-immune disorders and cancer arise from this system鈥檚 chronic malfunction). Similarly, repression of stress is linked to individuals who do not develop healthy boundaries. Hence, the personality traits of over-working, over-caring, being overly-nice (suppressing anger, key to enforcing healthy boundaries), while the body absorbs all the repressed stress seeping in from these socioenvironmental relationships. Eventually, it may take the body to say 鈥淣o鈥�.
--We have been too focused on the virulence of the pathogen and not enough on the susceptibility of those who get sick and those who do not. We have been too focused on genes and not enough on the environmental factors that do or do not express the genes (i.e. epigenetics).
鈥oes the book 鈥渂lame鈥� the parents then? Well, if they were violent towards their offspring, then that鈥檚 one thing. But once again so much of the stress transferred is unintentional, and multi-generational. How far back should we 鈥渂lame鈥�. Why are we so insistent on normalizing 鈥渂lame鈥� of individuals, when we are obviously critiquing environmental structures?
--鈥淏lame鈥� is a punitive, status quo framing; we should take care not to perpetuate it/normalize it. In some ways, we can connect it to an authoritarian rendition of 鈥淕od鈥� punishing 鈥渟inners鈥�.
鈥tatus quo power is built on social consent; it requires its subjects to be isolated, inward-looking individuals rather than organized, and it wants to obscure structural critiques of the system. Indeed, status quo power is so structural that even deposing the elite individuals is not enough to revolutionize the system!
...While power preaches 鈥渞别蝉辫辞苍蝉颈产颈濒颈迟测鈥�, this is a limited, punitive responsibility rather than a liberatory responsibility, since actual autonomy is too threatening to authority.
--While the book does not mention this punitive God analogy, it does offer this:
鈥or the rest of the review, see the comment section below:
鈥�4) Blaming 鈥淕enes鈥� vs. Disease as Story鈥�
--The top rated (1-star) review challenged me to read this book more closely, to answer how I could:
a) share the same values/concerns expressed in the review, yet
b) have such a different reading of the book鈥�?
--With this valuable learning experience, my goal here is to present a synthesis of the review and the book, in hopes that other readers will find the process of dissecting miscommunication constructive rather than divisive.
--Social media seems designed for divisive miscommunication, with its:
i) TL;DR (too long; didn鈥檛 read) format
ii) In-your-face (and crudely formatted) opinions from strangers (thus lacking context and rudimentary sociability/trust-building)
iii) Tech corporations seeking our attention/data by algorithmically curating content for dopamine spikes
--So, let us all take a deep breath鈥� and carefully communicate word by word, step by step鈥�
1) Shared Values and Concerns:
--The main concern expressed in the review is around blame:
The author says that he doesn鈥檛 like to 鈥渂lame鈥� the cancer patient or chronic illness sufferer, but that is exactly what he is doing.i) Carefully refuting 鈥渂lame鈥� is indeed foundational to the book, and it鈥檚 a tragedy this was miscommunicated from the review鈥檚 perspective (hopefully I can ease this).
ii) The review actually acknowledges that the book shares the same concern (鈥淭he author says that he doesn鈥檛 like to 鈥渂lame鈥濃€�), so the review needs to then specify how the book unintentionally 鈥渂lames鈥� patients.
鈥oes the review clearly specify this, or does it only reiterate shared concerns? The review starts with some personal context, then expresses critiques and concerns [emphases and commentary added]:
So I learned [in the past] that if I felt lonely that there must be something wrong with me, fueling anxiety, creating a wound that would never heal.
One of the most transformative experiences for me was going to a therapy group [鈥 Well, I was lonely. But newsflash: Being lonely is actually healthy! Everyone is lonely from time to time. That emotion is completely normal. The feeling was correct, but the conclusion was incorrect. [Note: this is critical self-analysis/self-diagnosis; surely we would not label it as self-blame]
Well, the author is going to talk about personality types that repress their feelings, and that used to be me. [Self-diagnosis, not self-blame鈥
This author鈥檚 premise is that there are three personality types, Type A (people who are angry), Type B, Type C (the people who repress their feelings and get sick). The author says that he doesn鈥檛 like to 鈥渂lame鈥� the cancer patient or chronic illness sufferer [sounds like the author is presenting theory on contributing factors as part of a diagnosis, since it鈥檚 not an 100% cause-and-effect], but that is exactly what he is doing [how?]. He asserts that people with breast cancer brought it on themselves. [Note: the partial diagnosis seems to be interpreted as an accusatory, punitive, you-deserve-this 鈥渂lame鈥�. This is the tone of the 鈥渂rought it on themselves鈥� phrase, i.e. you-get-what-you-deserve, a moralizing tone which the book does not use and indeed refutes.]
Respectfully, this author is way off base. He was talking about genetically based diseases and then blaming the patients [note: evading psychological/socioenvironmental factors by using the label of 鈥済enetically based鈥� is a key issue addressed in the book, see later鈥. Additionally, I knew from the very first chapter that the author was a white male. How do I know that? [Prepare for more shared values/concerns] Well, if women go to the doctor, no matter what the complaint, the doctor will think that she is either crazy, pregnant, or both, in about 95% of cases [inferring that the book does this?]. It was a running joke at uni that if a female came in with a stubbed toe, that the medical staff would automatically assume pregnancy.
Women are over diagnosed with either depression or functional neurological disorder [inferring the book?] when in fact they have very serious medical problems. [鈥 Women and people of color are still treated as second-class citizens in healthcare.
2) A 鈥渧ery serious鈥� miscommunication:
--Let鈥檚 start with the last part of the review:
i) The review expresses the concern that status quo Western medicine, from history to today, suffers from systemic patriarchy and racism. This is actually a shared concern, which I will provide quotes for.
ii) The review infers the author represents this status quo, thus we shouldn鈥檛 be surprised that he 鈥渂lames鈥� patients.
iii) However, I didn鈥檛 see evidence for this inference in either the review or the book. Where does the book mis-diagnose women patients as 鈥渃razy鈥� and 鈥減regnant鈥�, or over-diagnose 鈥渄epression or functional neurological disorder when in fact they have very serious medical problems鈥�?
鈥e should also be careful here. The review is critical of history-to-present medical misogyny being dismissive towards women (a shared concern), resulting in over-diagnosing women with 鈥渄epression or functional neurological disorder鈥� (note: the changing history of these diagnoses which also started in dismissive manners).
鈥owever, we should be careful not to be dismissive towards 鈥渄epression or functional neurological disorder鈥� (in the context of how critical research understand these diagnoses today; the book also critiques the status quo for this prejudice), indeed to perpetuate this prejudice as the review words it: 鈥渨hen in fact they have very serious medical problems鈥�. I鈥檓 not trying to 鈥渂lame鈥� with this nitpicking; I think this is an unintentional wording issue which helps illustrate how easy miscommunication is.
iv) Case after case, the book starts with and accepts 鈥渧ery serious鈥� status quo diagnoses (cancers, severe autoimmune diseases, etc.) in terms of their obvious physical manifestations.
v) The book then challenges status quo diagnoses/treatments鈥� lingering dismissiveness towards the patient鈥檚 overall mental/emotional context, despite the growing research on the role of chronic stress (which is not reduced to the individual in isolation as it encompasses their socioenvironmental relationships) in disease.
鈥s this challenge too dismissive of something 鈥渧ery serious鈥�? Should we strictly follow the status quo dismissal of this and just treat patients as anonymous vessels of diseases that need to be 鈥渢reated鈥� via eradication of the disease (a 鈥渕ilitary theory of disease鈥� lead by 鈥渧ery serious鈥� status quo men)? This is a challenging question which I will return to.
vi) Besides from expressing numerous crucial and shared concerns, there is one direct critique of the book that is precise. The author is indeed a 鈥渨hite male鈥�. A Jewish, politically-Left-leaning (including anti-imperialist) white male, if we can add a bit more precision to our identity labels.
鈥ow, I do think it鈥檚 worth acknowledging that the mere identity of a 鈥渨hite male鈥� psychologist is a recipe for miscommunication in certain scenarios. I see no reason to introduce 鈥渂lame鈥� for either side here. My point is if a female writer wrote this book with identical words, we should get past this miscommunication and acknowledge the shared values/concerns.
3) The Politics of 鈥淏lame鈥�:
--I strongly share the concern over miscommunication on 鈥渂lame鈥�; it鈥檚 a shame the author did not devote an entire chapter at the very start unpacking this.
--The core of the book challenges the status quo鈥檚 lingering separations (black-and-white dualisms) focusing on severed parts rather than complex systems (which are more than the sum of their severed parts, since so much happens from complex interactions: Thinking in Systems: A Primer):
i) Mind vs. body
ii) Individual (isolated) vs. environment
iii) Individual (healthy) vs. disease (foreign)
--鈥淭ype C鈥� personality traits is colloquially called 鈥渃ancer personality鈥�, but the book critiques this on several levels. The obvious one is it is reductionist, as personality traits are only a contributing factor. The second is this is generally an individualist framing, whereas 鈥渃ancer position鈥� focuses more on the systems, in this case the position of the patient鈥檚 relationships with their environments. If the patient鈥檚 environments are stressful, why would the book start with 鈥渂lame鈥� on the individual?
--鈥淭ype C鈥� is distinguished by their repression of stress, which means a certain amount of stress is no longer consciously experienced. So, why would the book 鈥渂lame鈥� someone for something they are not even conscious of?!?! It is not intentional, not deliberate.
鈥urthermore, we mostly assume what happened recently are the most impactful. However, the concern here is chronic stress. Stress from fight-or-flight is a natural response, but here it is over-used (chronic). The book is unique in its focus of this learned coping mechanism originating in early life (prenatal/infancy/childhood), since so much growth/learning happens during this time (science is catching up with nature on all the interactions, ex. immune system development from vaginal birth/breast-feeding/skin-to-skin contact etc.). So, why would the book 鈥渂lame鈥� babies for their repression?!
--Chronic stress confuses the immune system (which has a crucial role of accurately identifying self vs. non-self, in particular harmful non-self objects; auto-immune disorders and cancer arise from this system鈥檚 chronic malfunction). Similarly, repression of stress is linked to individuals who do not develop healthy boundaries. Hence, the personality traits of over-working, over-caring, being overly-nice (suppressing anger, key to enforcing healthy boundaries), while the body absorbs all the repressed stress seeping in from these socioenvironmental relationships. Eventually, it may take the body to say 鈥淣o鈥�.
--We have been too focused on the virulence of the pathogen and not enough on the susceptibility of those who get sick and those who do not. We have been too focused on genes and not enough on the environmental factors that do or do not express the genes (i.e. epigenetics).
鈥oes the book 鈥渂lame鈥� the parents then? Well, if they were violent towards their offspring, then that鈥檚 one thing. But once again so much of the stress transferred is unintentional, and multi-generational. How far back should we 鈥渂lame鈥�. Why are we so insistent on normalizing 鈥渂lame鈥� of individuals, when we are obviously critiquing environmental structures?
--鈥淏lame鈥� is a punitive, status quo framing; we should take care not to perpetuate it/normalize it. In some ways, we can connect it to an authoritarian rendition of 鈥淕od鈥� punishing 鈥渟inners鈥�.
鈥tatus quo power is built on social consent; it requires its subjects to be isolated, inward-looking individuals rather than organized, and it wants to obscure structural critiques of the system. Indeed, status quo power is so structural that even deposing the elite individuals is not enough to revolutionize the system!
...While power preaches 鈥渞别蝉辫辞苍蝉颈产颈濒颈迟测鈥�, this is a limited, punitive responsibility rather than a liberatory responsibility, since actual autonomy is too threatening to authority.
--While the book does not mention this punitive God analogy, it does offer this:
鈥淭he view of sickness and death as a personal failure is a particularly unfortunate form of blaming the victim,鈥� charged the 1985 editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine. 鈥淎t a time when patients are already burdened by disease, they should not be further burdened by having to accept responsibility for the outcome.鈥�
[鈥 blame and failure are not the issue. Such terms only cloud the picture. As we shall see, blaming the sufferer鈥攁part from being morally obtuse鈥攊s completely unfounded from a scientific point of view.
The NEJM editorial confused blame and responsibility. While all of us dread being blamed, we all would wish to be more responsible鈥攖hat is, to have the ability to respond with awareness to the circumstances of our lives rather than just reacting. We want to be the authoritative person in our own lives: in charge, able to make the authentic decisions that affect us [i.e. autonomy]. There is no true responsibility without awareness. One of the weaknesses of the Western medical approach is that we have made the physician the only authority, with the patient too often a mere recipient of the treatment or cure. People are deprived of the opportunity to become truly responsible. None of us are to be blamed if we succumb to illness and death. Any one of us might succumb at any time, but the more we can learn about ourselves, the less prone we are to become passive victims.
鈥or the rest of the review, see the comment section below:
鈥�4) Blaming 鈥淕enes鈥� vs. Disease as Story鈥�
December 22, 2021
Sunt multe lucruri care nu sunt 卯n regul膬 cu aceast膬 carte. Pe deoparte ea este scris膬 卯n 2003 葯i tradus膬 卯n Rom芒nia 卯n 2021, ceea ce face ca unele con葲inuturi s膬 nu mai fie de actualitate. Mai trist este c膬 unele nu mai erau de actualitate nici 卯n 2003. 葮tiin葲a este autocorectiv膬 葯i dac膬 nu 葲ii pasul te treze葯ti vorbind bazaconii. Cel mai probabil mai sunt lucruri cu privire la con葲inut, care mi-au sc膬pat, dar le adresez mai jos pe cele care mi s-au p膬rut cele mai flagrante. Foarte multe paragrafe care prezint膬 informa葲ii pretins 葯tiin葲ifice sunt scrise f膬r膬 cit膬ri (pag.20,123, 204, 255, 332) 葯i multe paragrafe scrise f膬r膬 sens sau logic膬 (ex. Furia declan葯eaz膬 anxietatea, deoarece coexist膬 cu sentimente pozitive, cu dragoste 葯i dorin葲a de contact; Alte paragrafe f膬r膬 sens la paginile 194, 234, 337, 242, 243). V膬d din ce 卯n ce mai des c膬 este dificil s膬 exprim膬m conceptele 葯tiin葲ifice 卯ntr-un limbaj accesibil, dar doar pentru c膬 este greu s膬 facem asta, nu 卯nseamn膬 c膬 ne permitem s膬 o facem de m芒ntuial膬.
Ca idee general膬, ne sunt prezentate dramatic o serie de cazuri din care autorul concluzioneaz膬 c膬 din cauza reprim膬rii emo葲ionale timpurii oamenii dezvolt膬 anumite boli (ex.cancer, artrit膬 reumatoid膬). Problema aici este c膬 卯n cazurile prezentate cele dou膬 evenimente coreleaz膬, dar nu exist膬 (sau cel pu葲in nu putem 卯nc膬 dovedi 葯tiin葲ific) o rela葲ie de cauzalitate. Ipoteza de lucru nu este gre葯it膬, manipularea emo葲ional膬 葯i lipsa unor argumente 葯tiin葲ifice solide este nepotrivit膬. 葮i acum voi adresa punctual c芒teva aspect ce 葲in de con葲inut 葯i ulterior de traducere:
Con葲inut 卯ndoielnic:
1. Pagina 189: Contrar spuselor autorului, cortexul prefrontal nu este singurul loc 卯n care se stocheaz膬 amintiri emo葲ionale. Oric芒t ne-am dori s膬 simplific膬m povestea creierului, nu se face a葯a. Las mai jos c芒teva articole pentru cei interesa葲i care ne arat膬 cum amintirile emo葲ionale, 卯n func葲ie de valen葲a -pozitiva/negativa- 葯i intensitatea lor, sunt stocate 卯ntr-o combina葲ie din urm膬toarele structuri: amigdala, nucleul accumbens, cortexul prefrontal, PAG (periaquedycral gray matter), VTA (ventral tegmental area) 葯i cel mai probabil altele care sunt 卯n curs de descoperire. Doar stocarea amintirilor emo葲ionale, f膬r膬 s膬 mai vorbim de formarea sau accesarea lor, e un proces foarte complicat de descris.
2. Pagina 191: Atunci c芒nd cineva ne spune c膬 durerea din intestin 卯n drumul spre creier este calibrat膬 ca urmare a traumatismelor psihice, f膬r膬 s膬 ia 卯n considerare 葯i alte posibile cauze, 葯i f膬r膬 s膬 citeze nici m膬car o lucrare 葯tiin葲ific膬, 卯mi e tare greu s膬 cred.
3. Pagina 233: 鈥濭ravitatea simptomelor din timpul primului atac a indicat gravitatea reac葲iei emo葲ionale reprimate a acesteia fa葲膬 de situa葲ia cu fratele s膬u鈥� r膬m芒ne doar o specula葲ie. Aceast膬 ipotez膬 nu este testat膬 (nu 葯tiu nici m膬car dac膬 este testabil膬), iar dac膬 ea nu este testat膬 face apel la credin葲a noastr膬 卯n ceea ce spune autorul.
4. Pagina 248: 鈥濸artenerul mai pu葲in puternic din orice rela葲ie absoarbe o cantitate dispropor葲ionat膬 de nelini葯te comun膬. 鈥� acesta este motivul pentru care sunt tratate femeile 卯ntr-un num膬r mai mare dec芒t b膬rba葲ii de anxietate sau depresie.鈥� Sunt multe lucruri gre葯ite cu acest paragraf: (1) Inferen葲a c膬 femeia este partenerul mai pu葲in puternic,(2) Femeile 卯ntr-adev膬r sunt mai des diagnosticate cu anxietate 葯i depresie, dar exist膬 multe alte cauze posibile pentru acest fapt (ex. nivel de agreabilitate ridicat) 葯i (3) Exclude multe alte ipoteze care ne-ar pute ajuta s膬 卯n葲elegem de ce femeile sunt tratate mai des de depresie 葯i anxietate (de ex. abordarea terapiilor, strategiile de coping diferite 卯ntre b膬rba葲i 葯i femei 葯i altele). Pentru cei interesa葲i de cum ar putea fi 卯mbun膬t膬葲ite serviciile de s膬n膬tate mental膬 astfel 卯nc芒t 葯i b膬rba葲ii s膬 beneficieze mai mult de ele
5. Pagina 128 鈥� Malignitatea ovarian膬 nu este a patra cauz膬 principal膬 a deceselor cauzate de cancer la femei. Conform celor mai recente studii 45 % din decesele cauzate de cancer sunt acoperite de cancerul de pl膬m芒ni, cancerul la s芒n 葯i cancerul de colon. Cancerul ovarian reprezint膬 aproximativ 5 % din totalitatea deceselor cauzate de cancer la femei.
Pentru studii mai recente:
6. Pagina 255: 鈥濩ancerul, scleroza multipla, artrita reumatoida 葯i celelalte boli pe care le-am examinat nu sunt schimb膬ri abrupte 卯n via葲a adult膬, ci culmi ale proceselor pe tot parcursul vie葲ii.鈥� Ce ne facem cu toate aceste boli care sunt prezente la copii, unele chiar de la na葯tere?
7. Pagina 299: G芒ndirea negativ膬: 脦ntregul capitol ne propune s膬 lu膬m 卯n considerare ce nu func葲ioneaz膬, s膬 ne 卯ntreb膬m ce nu este 卯n echilibru, ce ignor膬m, 卯ntreb膬ri care sunt departe de conceptul de g芒ndire negativ膬. Ceea ce propune autorul cred c膬 ar fi fost mai degrab膬 g芒ndire realist膬/ g芒ndire analitic膬/ luarea 卯n calcul a dovezilor. Nu po葲i s膬 schimbi defini葲ia unui concept at芒t de bine 卯nr膬d膬cinat; sau po葲i s膬 faci ca titlu de capitol, dar asta nu va produce 葯i o schimbare 卯n capul cititorului. Astfel, ai creat doar un nou concept de carton.
8. Pagina 309: Faptul c膬 un client are capacitatea de a verbaliza amintirile cele mai 卯ntunecate din copil膬rie (ex. c膬 nu este iubit de p膬rin葲i, c膬 este abuzat sexual) este tocmai dovada c膬 ele nu sunt excluse din memoria acestuia. Concluzia nu deriv膬 logic.
9. Pagina 311: Defini葲ia sindromului de memorie fals膬 este incorect膬. O memorie fals膬 nu 卯nseamn膬 c膬 ne aducem aminte cu predilec葲ie aspectele fericite dintr-un eveniment. O memorie fals膬, a葯a cum numele ne spune foarte sugestiv numele 卯nseamn膬 c膬 avem o credin葲膬 fals膬 despre un eveniment din trecut (de ex. oamenii care au fost implica葲i, ce am sim葲it 卯n acel eveniment, cronologia evenimentului sau alte aspecte).
Pentru cei care vor s膬 citeasc膬 mai mult despre memoriile false:
葯i despre sindromul memoriilor false
10. Pagina 337: 鈥灻巒膬sprirea vocii, respira葲ia superficial膬, tensiunea muscular膬 sunt semne de anxietate, nu de furie鈥�. Din tot ce 葯tim p芒n膬 acum, nu putem s膬 afirm膬m asta. Cele dou膬 nu pot fi delimitate, doar 卯n baza r膬spunsului fiziologic. 葮i poate la fel de important, e greu s膬 ne imagin膬m c膬 emo葲iile noastre apar 卯ntr-o form膬 pur膬, nu un mix de anxietate 葯i furie.
Traducere pu葲in inspirat膬:
Nu 卯n sine faptul c膬 traducerea nu este corect膬/potrivit膬, ci faptul c膬 traducerea introduce confuzie, fapt care creeaz膬 o experien葲膬 mai pu葲in pl膬cut膬 cititorului. Atunci c芒nd traduci o carte care adreseaz膬 葯i elemente tehnice este important s膬 verifici cu un specialist (sau poate chiar cu mai mul葲i) pentru a te asigura c膬 p膬strezi sensul textului original 葯i c膬 folose葯ti acei termeni deja utiliza葲i.
1. Pagina 130: Anorectie/Anorectic. De葯i termenul 鈥瀉norectic鈥� conform DEX este corect, termenii uzita葲i sunt de anorexie/anorexic膬 鈥� 葯i dac膬 este o problem膬 a nutri葲iei (pagina 307) sau o tulburare alimentar膬 este o discu葲ie lung膬; oricum, o discu葲ie important膬 care ar trebui s膬 aib膬 loc 卯ntre medici 葯i psihologi.
2. Pagina 209: 鈥淐reierul afectat de Alzheimer con葲ine niveluri mai ridicate dec芒t cele normale de aluminiu.鈥� 脦n葲eleg propozi葲ia, dar sintaxa 卯ngreuneaz膬 decodarea mesajului.
M膬 g芒ndesc dac膬 nu ar fi fost mai u葯or de 卯n葲eles dac膬 ar fi fost scris膬 altfel, de exemplu: 鈥淐reierul popula葲iei afectate de Alzheimer con葲ine niveluri mai ridicate de aluminiu 卯n compara葲ie cu creierul oamenilor s膬n膬to葯i/din popula葲ia general膬.鈥�
3. Pagina 244: 鈥淗ighly threatening life stressors鈥� nu sunt factorii de stres puternic cu amenin葲area vie葲ii, ci factori de stress care constituie o amenin葲are puternic膬 sau factori de stress foarte puternici/foarte inten葯i.
4. Pagina 245:鈥淚ndependent effect鈥� nu este efect de independen葲膬. Acest termen adreseaz膬 un rezultat statistic numit 鈥渆fect independent/efect simplu/efect principal鈥� al unei variabile.
5. Pagina 247: 鈥淪truggling academically鈥� 鈥� nu se traduce prin lupt膬 academic膬; Poate fi tradus prin dificult膬葲i 卯n parcursul academic sau 卯n gestionarea acestuia (sau alte traduceri mai insipirate).
6. Pagina 247: Procedura de 鈥渕atching鈥� nu se traduce prin asociere. Atunci c芒nd faci cercetare procedura de matching const膬 卯n compararea unui lot de subiec葲i tipici/obi葯nui葲i/s膬n膬to葯i/normali cu un un lot care de葲ine caracteristici atipice (ex. Un statut marital diferit, o boal膬 clinic膬,), control芒nd ca alte variabile s膬 r膬m芒n膬 similare (ex. v芒rst膬, statut social). 脦n acest context rezultatele la o anumit膬 variabil膬 dependent膬 ale lotului tipic sunt comparate cu rezultatele lotului atipic, 卯n timp ce restul variabilelor sunt controlate; that鈥檚 the matching.
7. Pagina 248: Self-reports nu sunt rapoarte. Self-reports sunt chestionare prin care subiectul auto-raporteaz膬, mai precis, se evalueaz膬 singur c芒t de deprimat, fericit, singur se simte. Prin urmare se pot traduce cel mai acurat ca m膬sur膬tori auto-raportate.
8. Pagina 248: Atunci c芒nd dou膬 concepte din psihologie sunt investigate 葯i ele 鈥渟unt related鈥�, acestea sunt rela葲ionate/asociate/corelate, nicidecum raportate.
9. Pagina 251: 鈥淪usceptible to illness鈥� 鈥� Atunci c芒nd vorbim de tulbur膬ri/boli, oamenii sunt predispu葯i la a face boala, nu pasibili.
10. Pagina 269: 鈥淣on-attuned parenting鈥� nu este parenting nonacordat. 脦n acest context este vorba de un tip de parenting care nu este calibrat sau nu este receptiv la nevoile copilului.
11. Pagina 269: Ata葯amentul este 鈥渟ecurizant鈥� (termen consacrat), nu securizat.
脦mi pare r膬u c膬 nu am abandonat-o la timp, a葯a cum am promis c膬 voi face cu c膬r葲ile care nu 卯mi plac, dar voiam s膬 卯n葲eleg de ce e at芒t de hyped. Cred c膬 am 卯n葲eles de ce. Conceptul sun膬 bine, e chiar plauzibil c膬 卯n spatele unora dintre boli s膬 se afle stresul 葯i dificult膬葲i emo葲ionale. Nu mai conteaz膬 c芒t de acurate sunt dovezile aduse 卯n sus葲inere acestei ipoteze, un fel de Paul Olteanu de la noi.
M膬 卯ntreb totu葯i, 卯n葲elegem ceea ce citim sau doar citim pentru a citi?
Ca idee general膬, ne sunt prezentate dramatic o serie de cazuri din care autorul concluzioneaz膬 c膬 din cauza reprim膬rii emo葲ionale timpurii oamenii dezvolt膬 anumite boli (ex.cancer, artrit膬 reumatoid膬). Problema aici este c膬 卯n cazurile prezentate cele dou膬 evenimente coreleaz膬, dar nu exist膬 (sau cel pu葲in nu putem 卯nc膬 dovedi 葯tiin葲ific) o rela葲ie de cauzalitate. Ipoteza de lucru nu este gre葯it膬, manipularea emo葲ional膬 葯i lipsa unor argumente 葯tiin葲ifice solide este nepotrivit膬. 葮i acum voi adresa punctual c芒teva aspect ce 葲in de con葲inut 葯i ulterior de traducere:
Con葲inut 卯ndoielnic:
1. Pagina 189: Contrar spuselor autorului, cortexul prefrontal nu este singurul loc 卯n care se stocheaz膬 amintiri emo葲ionale. Oric芒t ne-am dori s膬 simplific膬m povestea creierului, nu se face a葯a. Las mai jos c芒teva articole pentru cei interesa葲i care ne arat膬 cum amintirile emo葲ionale, 卯n func葲ie de valen葲a -pozitiva/negativa- 葯i intensitatea lor, sunt stocate 卯ntr-o combina葲ie din urm膬toarele structuri: amigdala, nucleul accumbens, cortexul prefrontal, PAG (periaquedycral gray matter), VTA (ventral tegmental area) 葯i cel mai probabil altele care sunt 卯n curs de descoperire. Doar stocarea amintirilor emo葲ionale, f膬r膬 s膬 mai vorbim de formarea sau accesarea lor, e un proces foarte complicat de descris.
2. Pagina 191: Atunci c芒nd cineva ne spune c膬 durerea din intestin 卯n drumul spre creier este calibrat膬 ca urmare a traumatismelor psihice, f膬r膬 s膬 ia 卯n considerare 葯i alte posibile cauze, 葯i f膬r膬 s膬 citeze nici m膬car o lucrare 葯tiin葲ific膬, 卯mi e tare greu s膬 cred.
3. Pagina 233: 鈥濭ravitatea simptomelor din timpul primului atac a indicat gravitatea reac葲iei emo葲ionale reprimate a acesteia fa葲膬 de situa葲ia cu fratele s膬u鈥� r膬m芒ne doar o specula葲ie. Aceast膬 ipotez膬 nu este testat膬 (nu 葯tiu nici m膬car dac膬 este testabil膬), iar dac膬 ea nu este testat膬 face apel la credin葲a noastr膬 卯n ceea ce spune autorul.
4. Pagina 248: 鈥濸artenerul mai pu葲in puternic din orice rela葲ie absoarbe o cantitate dispropor葲ionat膬 de nelini葯te comun膬. 鈥� acesta este motivul pentru care sunt tratate femeile 卯ntr-un num膬r mai mare dec芒t b膬rba葲ii de anxietate sau depresie.鈥� Sunt multe lucruri gre葯ite cu acest paragraf: (1) Inferen葲a c膬 femeia este partenerul mai pu葲in puternic,(2) Femeile 卯ntr-adev膬r sunt mai des diagnosticate cu anxietate 葯i depresie, dar exist膬 multe alte cauze posibile pentru acest fapt (ex. nivel de agreabilitate ridicat) 葯i (3) Exclude multe alte ipoteze care ne-ar pute ajuta s膬 卯n葲elegem de ce femeile sunt tratate mai des de depresie 葯i anxietate (de ex. abordarea terapiilor, strategiile de coping diferite 卯ntre b膬rba葲i 葯i femei 葯i altele). Pentru cei interesa葲i de cum ar putea fi 卯mbun膬t膬葲ite serviciile de s膬n膬tate mental膬 astfel 卯nc芒t 葯i b膬rba葲ii s膬 beneficieze mai mult de ele
5. Pagina 128 鈥� Malignitatea ovarian膬 nu este a patra cauz膬 principal膬 a deceselor cauzate de cancer la femei. Conform celor mai recente studii 45 % din decesele cauzate de cancer sunt acoperite de cancerul de pl膬m芒ni, cancerul la s芒n 葯i cancerul de colon. Cancerul ovarian reprezint膬 aproximativ 5 % din totalitatea deceselor cauzate de cancer la femei.
Pentru studii mai recente:
6. Pagina 255: 鈥濩ancerul, scleroza multipla, artrita reumatoida 葯i celelalte boli pe care le-am examinat nu sunt schimb膬ri abrupte 卯n via葲a adult膬, ci culmi ale proceselor pe tot parcursul vie葲ii.鈥� Ce ne facem cu toate aceste boli care sunt prezente la copii, unele chiar de la na葯tere?
7. Pagina 299: G芒ndirea negativ膬: 脦ntregul capitol ne propune s膬 lu膬m 卯n considerare ce nu func葲ioneaz膬, s膬 ne 卯ntreb膬m ce nu este 卯n echilibru, ce ignor膬m, 卯ntreb膬ri care sunt departe de conceptul de g芒ndire negativ膬. Ceea ce propune autorul cred c膬 ar fi fost mai degrab膬 g芒ndire realist膬/ g芒ndire analitic膬/ luarea 卯n calcul a dovezilor. Nu po葲i s膬 schimbi defini葲ia unui concept at芒t de bine 卯nr膬d膬cinat; sau po葲i s膬 faci ca titlu de capitol, dar asta nu va produce 葯i o schimbare 卯n capul cititorului. Astfel, ai creat doar un nou concept de carton.
8. Pagina 309: Faptul c膬 un client are capacitatea de a verbaliza amintirile cele mai 卯ntunecate din copil膬rie (ex. c膬 nu este iubit de p膬rin葲i, c膬 este abuzat sexual) este tocmai dovada c膬 ele nu sunt excluse din memoria acestuia. Concluzia nu deriv膬 logic.
9. Pagina 311: Defini葲ia sindromului de memorie fals膬 este incorect膬. O memorie fals膬 nu 卯nseamn膬 c膬 ne aducem aminte cu predilec葲ie aspectele fericite dintr-un eveniment. O memorie fals膬, a葯a cum numele ne spune foarte sugestiv numele 卯nseamn膬 c膬 avem o credin葲膬 fals膬 despre un eveniment din trecut (de ex. oamenii care au fost implica葲i, ce am sim葲it 卯n acel eveniment, cronologia evenimentului sau alte aspecte).
Pentru cei care vor s膬 citeasc膬 mai mult despre memoriile false:
葯i despre sindromul memoriilor false
10. Pagina 337: 鈥灻巒膬sprirea vocii, respira葲ia superficial膬, tensiunea muscular膬 sunt semne de anxietate, nu de furie鈥�. Din tot ce 葯tim p芒n膬 acum, nu putem s膬 afirm膬m asta. Cele dou膬 nu pot fi delimitate, doar 卯n baza r膬spunsului fiziologic. 葮i poate la fel de important, e greu s膬 ne imagin膬m c膬 emo葲iile noastre apar 卯ntr-o form膬 pur膬, nu un mix de anxietate 葯i furie.
Traducere pu葲in inspirat膬:
Nu 卯n sine faptul c膬 traducerea nu este corect膬/potrivit膬, ci faptul c膬 traducerea introduce confuzie, fapt care creeaz膬 o experien葲膬 mai pu葲in pl膬cut膬 cititorului. Atunci c芒nd traduci o carte care adreseaz膬 葯i elemente tehnice este important s膬 verifici cu un specialist (sau poate chiar cu mai mul葲i) pentru a te asigura c膬 p膬strezi sensul textului original 葯i c膬 folose葯ti acei termeni deja utiliza葲i.
1. Pagina 130: Anorectie/Anorectic. De葯i termenul 鈥瀉norectic鈥� conform DEX este corect, termenii uzita葲i sunt de anorexie/anorexic膬 鈥� 葯i dac膬 este o problem膬 a nutri葲iei (pagina 307) sau o tulburare alimentar膬 este o discu葲ie lung膬; oricum, o discu葲ie important膬 care ar trebui s膬 aib膬 loc 卯ntre medici 葯i psihologi.
2. Pagina 209: 鈥淐reierul afectat de Alzheimer con葲ine niveluri mai ridicate dec芒t cele normale de aluminiu.鈥� 脦n葲eleg propozi葲ia, dar sintaxa 卯ngreuneaz膬 decodarea mesajului.
M膬 g芒ndesc dac膬 nu ar fi fost mai u葯or de 卯n葲eles dac膬 ar fi fost scris膬 altfel, de exemplu: 鈥淐reierul popula葲iei afectate de Alzheimer con葲ine niveluri mai ridicate de aluminiu 卯n compara葲ie cu creierul oamenilor s膬n膬to葯i/din popula葲ia general膬.鈥�
3. Pagina 244: 鈥淗ighly threatening life stressors鈥� nu sunt factorii de stres puternic cu amenin葲area vie葲ii, ci factori de stress care constituie o amenin葲are puternic膬 sau factori de stress foarte puternici/foarte inten葯i.
4. Pagina 245:鈥淚ndependent effect鈥� nu este efect de independen葲膬. Acest termen adreseaz膬 un rezultat statistic numit 鈥渆fect independent/efect simplu/efect principal鈥� al unei variabile.
5. Pagina 247: 鈥淪truggling academically鈥� 鈥� nu se traduce prin lupt膬 academic膬; Poate fi tradus prin dificult膬葲i 卯n parcursul academic sau 卯n gestionarea acestuia (sau alte traduceri mai insipirate).
6. Pagina 247: Procedura de 鈥渕atching鈥� nu se traduce prin asociere. Atunci c芒nd faci cercetare procedura de matching const膬 卯n compararea unui lot de subiec葲i tipici/obi葯nui葲i/s膬n膬to葯i/normali cu un un lot care de葲ine caracteristici atipice (ex. Un statut marital diferit, o boal膬 clinic膬,), control芒nd ca alte variabile s膬 r膬m芒n膬 similare (ex. v芒rst膬, statut social). 脦n acest context rezultatele la o anumit膬 variabil膬 dependent膬 ale lotului tipic sunt comparate cu rezultatele lotului atipic, 卯n timp ce restul variabilelor sunt controlate; that鈥檚 the matching.
7. Pagina 248: Self-reports nu sunt rapoarte. Self-reports sunt chestionare prin care subiectul auto-raporteaz膬, mai precis, se evalueaz膬 singur c芒t de deprimat, fericit, singur se simte. Prin urmare se pot traduce cel mai acurat ca m膬sur膬tori auto-raportate.
8. Pagina 248: Atunci c芒nd dou膬 concepte din psihologie sunt investigate 葯i ele 鈥渟unt related鈥�, acestea sunt rela葲ionate/asociate/corelate, nicidecum raportate.
9. Pagina 251: 鈥淪usceptible to illness鈥� 鈥� Atunci c芒nd vorbim de tulbur膬ri/boli, oamenii sunt predispu葯i la a face boala, nu pasibili.
10. Pagina 269: 鈥淣on-attuned parenting鈥� nu este parenting nonacordat. 脦n acest context este vorba de un tip de parenting care nu este calibrat sau nu este receptiv la nevoile copilului.
11. Pagina 269: Ata葯amentul este 鈥渟ecurizant鈥� (termen consacrat), nu securizat.
脦mi pare r膬u c膬 nu am abandonat-o la timp, a葯a cum am promis c膬 voi face cu c膬r葲ile care nu 卯mi plac, dar voiam s膬 卯n葲eleg de ce e at芒t de hyped. Cred c膬 am 卯n葲eles de ce. Conceptul sun膬 bine, e chiar plauzibil c膬 卯n spatele unora dintre boli s膬 se afle stresul 葯i dificult膬葲i emo葲ionale. Nu mai conteaz膬 c芒t de acurate sunt dovezile aduse 卯n sus葲inere acestei ipoteze, un fel de Paul Olteanu de la noi.
M膬 卯ntreb totu葯i, 卯n葲elegem ceea ce citim sau doar citim pentru a citi?
December 27, 2011
Finally, a book by a conventional Western doctor wholeheartedly supporting the concept of the body as a holistic organism. It's about time.
Dr. Mate describes, in layman's terms, the newly combined medical discipline called psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology -- the inextricably interconnected systems of psychology, neurology, immunology and endocrinology -- and describes how underlying, ongoing, unconscious stress is directly linked with specific disease.
This book is a wake up call for anyone facing or worried about getting cancer and other heredity diseases. In it you will find the seeds to health...provided you are willing to examine how your lifestyle and current coping skills are directly affecting your health.
You don't have to be a ticking time bomb! Genetics don't determine your risk, the petri dish of your inner and outer life does. This book is a timely examination of the environment in which disease thrives and how we can make our bodies a less welcome environment for ill health.
As someone dealing with physical, mental and emotional burnout, I highly recommend this book as an antidote for the effects of long-term stress and an optimistic view of what you can do to counter the affects of everyday stress on your health.
Dr. Mate describes, in layman's terms, the newly combined medical discipline called psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology -- the inextricably interconnected systems of psychology, neurology, immunology and endocrinology -- and describes how underlying, ongoing, unconscious stress is directly linked with specific disease.
This book is a wake up call for anyone facing or worried about getting cancer and other heredity diseases. In it you will find the seeds to health...provided you are willing to examine how your lifestyle and current coping skills are directly affecting your health.
You don't have to be a ticking time bomb! Genetics don't determine your risk, the petri dish of your inner and outer life does. This book is a timely examination of the environment in which disease thrives and how we can make our bodies a less welcome environment for ill health.
As someone dealing with physical, mental and emotional burnout, I highly recommend this book as an antidote for the effects of long-term stress and an optimistic view of what you can do to counter the affects of everyday stress on your health.
January 16, 2016
This book finally ended. I found it tedious. So much anecdotal evidence and repetitive commentary upon it, I feel the book could have been halved. It's message was clear - stress plus habituation plus organic = illness. For me, my head kept hearing correlation is not causation, and whenever I stepped away from it, I thought of that analysis where more crimes occur in the summer, also more ice cream is eaten in the summer, therefore, ice cream causes crime.
I appreciate the effort. It is common sense even if difficult in practice because life can be so complicated. I appreciate his kind push to take care of yourself: doormat behavior does not make you happy. It just took a lot of words to say it, repeated over 281 pages, to do it.
I appreciate the effort. It is common sense even if difficult in practice because life can be so complicated. I appreciate his kind push to take care of yourself: doormat behavior does not make you happy. It just took a lot of words to say it, repeated over 281 pages, to do it.
January 1, 2019
This was an incredibly difficult book to read, page for page. I imagine it would be moreso if you are dealing with one of the many illnesses Mat茅 discusses (cancer, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.). But it was a great choice to end the year with, to contemplate during a week off from my (emotionally heavy and increasingly draining) work.
Mat茅 makes connections between physical health and emotional patterns of behaviour that should be obvious, but are overlooked by our current collective way of living. Alarming for what it says about health and the shortcomings of modern medical systems. Insightful on a personal level. I hope to carry this fresh perspective with me into the new year.
His is a book I recommend often in real life. I would be more careful recommending this one, and I don't necessarily agree with every idea outlined therein, but consider it more important, perhaps.
Mat茅 makes connections between physical health and emotional patterns of behaviour that should be obvious, but are overlooked by our current collective way of living. Alarming for what it says about health and the shortcomings of modern medical systems. Insightful on a personal level. I hope to carry this fresh perspective with me into the new year.
His is a book I recommend often in real life. I would be more careful recommending this one, and I don't necessarily agree with every idea outlined therein, but consider it more important, perhaps.
May 5, 2024
February Non-Fiction book of the month.
I won't lie, I want to write a proper review, but I don't remember much about this book other than the fact that it was disappointing. Maybe my body was saying no to it!!
I won't lie, I want to write a proper review, but I don't remember much about this book other than the fact that it was disappointing. Maybe my body was saying no to it!!
December 17, 2023
Some of the science and Western medical treatment protocols are out of date, but the basic information that Mate conveys in his book When the Body Says No is sound. Sometimes the body can no longer tolerate or adapt to circumstances and stops one cold.
Mate states that "people do not become ill despite their lives but rather because of their lives. And life includes not only physical factors like diet, physical activity, and the environment, but also the internal milieu of thoughts and unconscious emotions that govern so much of our physiology, through the mechanisms of stress and the unity of the systems that modulate nerves, hormones, immunity, digestion, and cardiovascular function."
Mate does not ignore what Western medicine has to offer. He tells us that in addition to diagnoses and medical treatments, in order to truly heal one needs to include the emotional and spiritual states as they are part of our whole being. Bodymindspirit are one, not 3 discrete components of a human being.
Rather than give a full summary of this book, I will say that over my 12 years in practice as an acupuncturist I have been witness that healing needs to occur across the spectrum of a being. I began my own journey to wellness in 2006. I had to reconnect to my body, learn to recognize what signals my body was sending, what they said about my state of being, and what the appropriate reaction might be.
IMO one aspect Mate does not cover in this work is that there is a difference between healing and cure. Sometimes a being can be healed and not cured, and sometimes both can occur.
If anyone would like to engage in in-depth conversation about any of these topics, please PM me. This is a great book to promote thought and conversation around the topic of disease truly being dis- (not at) ease with some thing or things in our world. There are a lot of rich discussions waiting to be had.
Publication 2003
Mate states that "people do not become ill despite their lives but rather because of their lives. And life includes not only physical factors like diet, physical activity, and the environment, but also the internal milieu of thoughts and unconscious emotions that govern so much of our physiology, through the mechanisms of stress and the unity of the systems that modulate nerves, hormones, immunity, digestion, and cardiovascular function."
Mate does not ignore what Western medicine has to offer. He tells us that in addition to diagnoses and medical treatments, in order to truly heal one needs to include the emotional and spiritual states as they are part of our whole being. Bodymindspirit are one, not 3 discrete components of a human being.
Rather than give a full summary of this book, I will say that over my 12 years in practice as an acupuncturist I have been witness that healing needs to occur across the spectrum of a being. I began my own journey to wellness in 2006. I had to reconnect to my body, learn to recognize what signals my body was sending, what they said about my state of being, and what the appropriate reaction might be.
IMO one aspect Mate does not cover in this work is that there is a difference between healing and cure. Sometimes a being can be healed and not cured, and sometimes both can occur.
If anyone would like to engage in in-depth conversation about any of these topics, please PM me. This is a great book to promote thought and conversation around the topic of disease truly being dis- (not at) ease with some thing or things in our world. There are a lot of rich discussions waiting to be had.
Publication 2003
December 10, 2021
"We have seen in study after study that compulsive positive thinkers are more likely to develop disease and less likely to survive. Genuine positive thinking 鈥� or, more deeply, positive being 鈥� empowers us to know that we have nothing to fear from truth."
Mind blown.
I'm so glad I followed Dr. Nicole LePera AKA 'the Holistic Psychologist's recommendation and read this. I felt a million different things as I worked my way through. It's dense but so fucking interesting, it was easy to get to the end. I'd heard of Dr Mate, he shows up in Johann Hari's 'Chasing The Scream' and I thought he sounded so clever and insightful. I can't believe how long I waited to read his back catalogue. I can't stop talking about this book.
Mind blown.
I'm so glad I followed Dr. Nicole LePera AKA 'the Holistic Psychologist's recommendation and read this. I felt a million different things as I worked my way through. It's dense but so fucking interesting, it was easy to get to the end. I'd heard of Dr Mate, he shows up in Johann Hari's 'Chasing The Scream' and I thought he sounded so clever and insightful. I can't believe how long I waited to read his back catalogue. I can't stop talking about this book.
June 9, 2021
4.5
Kako je gospodin Bruce H. Lipton savr拧eno rekao: 鈥濪r. Mat茅 vje拧to kombinira najnovije spoznaje iz biomedicine s pri膷ama svojih pacijenata kako bi pru啪io uvid u to kako na拧a najranija razvojna iskustva oblikuju na拧e pona拧anje, stavove i odnose. Obavezno pro膷itati!鈥�, tko sam ja da mu proturje膷im?! Potpisujem sve navedeno jer doktorov doprinos istra啪ivanju povezanosti emocija i stresova u 啪ivotu te tjelesnih sustava koji upravljaju 啪ivcima, imunosnim sustavom i hormonima je jednostavan i svima shvatljiv. A time i zanimljiv i vrlo pou膷an 啪elimo li 拧to dulje biti zdravi.
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Kako je gospodin Bruce H. Lipton savr拧eno rekao: 鈥濪r. Mat茅 vje拧to kombinira najnovije spoznaje iz biomedicine s pri膷ama svojih pacijenata kako bi pru啪io uvid u to kako na拧a najranija razvojna iskustva oblikuju na拧e pona拧anje, stavove i odnose. Obavezno pro膷itati!鈥�, tko sam ja da mu proturje膷im?! Potpisujem sve navedeno jer doktorov doprinos istra啪ivanju povezanosti emocija i stresova u 啪ivotu te tjelesnih sustava koji upravljaju 啪ivcima, imunosnim sustavom i hormonima je jednostavan i svima shvatljiv. A time i zanimljiv i vrlo pou膷an 啪elimo li 拧to dulje biti zdravi.
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May 11, 2023
賱丕 兀毓賱賲 亘賲丕匕丕 丕亘丿兀 丨丿賷孬賷貙 賴賱 兀卮賷丿 亘兀賴賲賷丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵毓馗賲鬲賴 賵賱丕 亘噩賲丕賱 賵爻賱丕爻丞 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞責 賮賰賱丕賴賲丕 兀丨亘亘鬲.
亘丿丕禺賱賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賰賱丕賲 賵丕賱廿毓噩丕亘貙 兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 兀賰賵賳 兀爻鬲胤毓鬲 氐賷丕睾鬲賴.
賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 賲丐禺乇賸丕 亘賱 兀賯丿乇 兀賯賵賱 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賱賴丕 賱兀賳賴 賲乇鬲亘胤 亘丕賱氐丨丞 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賵丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳貙 賵賰賷賮 鬲丐孬乇 丕賱囟睾賵胤 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賮爻 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 亘賷賰賵賳 賱賴 賲乇丿賵丿賴 毓賱賶 丕賱噩爻丿.
鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 賵丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 廿賱賷 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲賴丕 賲賳賴 賲孬賲乇丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞. 賰丕賳 丿賵賲賸丕 賮賷賴 鬲爻丕丐賱 亘胤乇丨賴 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱賱囟睾胤 丕賱賳賮爻賷 兀賳 賷爻亘亘 賮賷 丨丿賵孬 兀賲乇丕囟責
禺丕氐丞 賱賲丕 亘爻賲毓 毓賳 賮賱丕賳貙廿賳賴 賲乇賷囟貙 賱廿賳賴 丨夭賷賳貙 兀賵 卮禺氐 丌禺乇 賲乇賷囟 賵匕賴亘 賱賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丿賰丕鬲乇丞 賵亘賷兀賰丿賵丕 毓賱賶 廿賳賴 賱丕 鬲賵噩丿 兀毓乇丕囟 兀賵 兀爻亘丕亘 賱兀賷 賲乇囟貙 賴賵 爻賱賷賲貙 賵乇睾賲 匕賱賰 丕賱卮禺氐 亘賷鬲兀賱賲.
賮賲賳 賴賳丕 亘丿兀鬲 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賷 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賯乇丕亍鬲賷 賮賷賴貙 噩丕賵亘鬲 毓賱賶 鬲爻丕丐賱丕鬲賷 亘賱 兀賷囟賸丕 鬲賱賯丕卅賷貙 兀賳丕 亘丿兀鬲 兀鬲睾賷乇貙 賲毓 賰賱 氐賮丨丞 亘鬲賲乇 賵賰賱 鬲噩乇亘丞 亘賯乇丕亍賴丕.
兀賳丕 賱丕 兀乇賷丿 兀賳 兀毓夭夭 噩爻丿賷 亘丕賱賴賲賵賲 賵兀卮丨賳賴 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賴賷賰賵賳 賱賴 鬲兀孬賷乇賴.
"賱丕 賷賲賰賳賰 賮氐賱 丕賱毓賯賱 毓賳 丕賱噩爻丿貙 賰賲丕 賯丕賱 爻賯乇丕胤 賲賳匕 賲丕 賷賯乇亘 賲賳 兀賱賮賷 爻賳丞 賵賳氐賮 賯亘賱 馗賴賵乇 毓賱賲 丕賱賲賳丕毓丞 丕賱毓氐亘賷丞 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 丕賱賴乇賲賵賳賷丞".
賮噩丕亘賵乇 賲丕鬲賷賴 爻毓賶 賲賳 鬲兀賱賷賮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 鬲賵氐賷賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賮賰乇丞貙 廿賱賷 睾丕賷亘丞 毓賳 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳貙 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲賵囟賷丨賴 亘胤乇賷賯丞 毓賲賱 毓賯賵賱賳丕 賵兀噩爻丕丿賳丕 賵丕爻鬲卮賴丕丿丞 亘丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱亘丨賵孬 賵丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賵賲賳丕賯卮丕鬲賴 賲毓 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲氐丕亘賷賳 亘兀賲乇丕囟 賲禺鬲賱賮丞.
兀賷囟賸丕 賲丕 兀毓噩亘賳賷 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 廿賳賷 亘賯乇兀 毓賳 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賵賯氐鬲賴 賵賰賷賮 賱賱囟睾賵胤 兀賳 鬲毓夭夭 賲賳 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 兀賵 賱賱乇丕丨丞 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 兀賳 鬲爻丕毓丿 毓賱賶 丕賱卮賮丕亍. 賵賲毓 禺丕鬲賲丞 噩丕亘賵乇 賲丕鬲賷賴 亘賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱卮賮丕亍 丕賱爻亘毓丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻丕毓丿 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲毓丕賮賷. 丕賳鬲賴賷鬲 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲賴賲 噩丿賸丕. 賱賰賳 鬲兀孬賷乇賴 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 兀賳 兀賯賵賱賴 賮賷 賰賱賲丕鬲.
兀賳丕 兀乇賷丿 卮賰乇 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 廿賷賲丕賳 爻毓賵丿賷 毓賱賶 鬲毓亘賴丕 賵賲噩賴賵丿賴丕 賮賷 鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵鬲賵氐賷賱賴 賱賳丕. 賱兀賳賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 噩丿賸丕. 賵兀賷囟賸丕 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 噩賲賷賱丞貙 爻賱爻丞. 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲毓賯丿 賮賷 亘毓囟 賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲賴 賵賮賯乇丕鬲賴 賵賱賰賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱丨賱賵丞 爻丕毓丿鬲 賰孬賷乇賸丕 毓賱賶 鬲賵氐賷賱 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丞 賵賮賴賲賴丕.馃
兀賳丕 賲賲鬲賳丞 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賱賲賳 丕禺鬲丕乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賴丿賷丞 賱廿賳賷 賮毓賱賸丕 賰賳鬲 兀乇賷丿 賯乇丕亍鬲賴. 賮卮賰乇賸丕 噩夭賷賱賸丕. 馃尭
賵丕賱兀賳 賴賱 鬲賵噩丿 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳 丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賵丕賱噩爻丿 賵亘賷賳 丕賱鬲賴丕亘 丕賱賲毓丿丞 賵賲鬲賱丕夭賲丞 丕賱賯賵賱賵賳 丕賱毓氐亘賷 賵丕賱爻乇胤丕賳 賵睾賷乇賴丕責
爻鬲毓賱賲 毓夭賷夭賷 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賵爻鬲鬲賮丕噩兀 亘賲丕 賴賵 兀賰孬乇貙 兀賳丕 兀乇卮丨 賱賰 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵亘賯賵丞 賵丕賱鬲兀賳賷 兀孬賳丕亍 賯乇丕亍鬲賴.
亘丿丕禺賱賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賰賱丕賲 賵丕賱廿毓噩丕亘貙 兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 兀賰賵賳 兀爻鬲胤毓鬲 氐賷丕睾鬲賴.
賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 賲丐禺乇賸丕 亘賱 兀賯丿乇 兀賯賵賱 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賱賴丕 賱兀賳賴 賲乇鬲亘胤 亘丕賱氐丨丞 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賵丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳貙 賵賰賷賮 鬲丐孬乇 丕賱囟睾賵胤 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賮爻 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 亘賷賰賵賳 賱賴 賲乇丿賵丿賴 毓賱賶 丕賱噩爻丿.
鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 賵丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 廿賱賷 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲賴丕 賲賳賴 賲孬賲乇丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞. 賰丕賳 丿賵賲賸丕 賮賷賴 鬲爻丕丐賱 亘胤乇丨賴 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱賱囟睾胤 丕賱賳賮爻賷 兀賳 賷爻亘亘 賮賷 丨丿賵孬 兀賲乇丕囟責
禺丕氐丞 賱賲丕 亘爻賲毓 毓賳 賮賱丕賳貙廿賳賴 賲乇賷囟貙 賱廿賳賴 丨夭賷賳貙 兀賵 卮禺氐 丌禺乇 賲乇賷囟 賵匕賴亘 賱賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丿賰丕鬲乇丞 賵亘賷兀賰丿賵丕 毓賱賶 廿賳賴 賱丕 鬲賵噩丿 兀毓乇丕囟 兀賵 兀爻亘丕亘 賱兀賷 賲乇囟貙 賴賵 爻賱賷賲貙 賵乇睾賲 匕賱賰 丕賱卮禺氐 亘賷鬲兀賱賲.
賮賲賳 賴賳丕 亘丿兀鬲 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賷 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賯乇丕亍鬲賷 賮賷賴貙 噩丕賵亘鬲 毓賱賶 鬲爻丕丐賱丕鬲賷 亘賱 兀賷囟賸丕 鬲賱賯丕卅賷貙 兀賳丕 亘丿兀鬲 兀鬲睾賷乇貙 賲毓 賰賱 氐賮丨丞 亘鬲賲乇 賵賰賱 鬲噩乇亘丞 亘賯乇丕亍賴丕.
兀賳丕 賱丕 兀乇賷丿 兀賳 兀毓夭夭 噩爻丿賷 亘丕賱賴賲賵賲 賵兀卮丨賳賴 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賴賷賰賵賳 賱賴 鬲兀孬賷乇賴.
"賱丕 賷賲賰賳賰 賮氐賱 丕賱毓賯賱 毓賳 丕賱噩爻丿貙 賰賲丕 賯丕賱 爻賯乇丕胤 賲賳匕 賲丕 賷賯乇亘 賲賳 兀賱賮賷 爻賳丞 賵賳氐賮 賯亘賱 馗賴賵乇 毓賱賲 丕賱賲賳丕毓丞 丕賱毓氐亘賷丞 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 丕賱賴乇賲賵賳賷丞".
賮噩丕亘賵乇 賲丕鬲賷賴 爻毓賶 賲賳 鬲兀賱賷賮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 鬲賵氐賷賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賮賰乇丞貙 廿賱賷 睾丕賷亘丞 毓賳 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳貙 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲賵囟賷丨賴 亘胤乇賷賯丞 毓賲賱 毓賯賵賱賳丕 賵兀噩爻丕丿賳丕 賵丕爻鬲卮賴丕丿丞 亘丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱亘丨賵孬 賵丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賵賲賳丕賯卮丕鬲賴 賲毓 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲氐丕亘賷賳 亘兀賲乇丕囟 賲禺鬲賱賮丞.
兀賷囟賸丕 賲丕 兀毓噩亘賳賷 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 廿賳賷 亘賯乇兀 毓賳 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賵賯氐鬲賴 賵賰賷賮 賱賱囟睾賵胤 兀賳 鬲毓夭夭 賲賳 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 兀賵 賱賱乇丕丨丞 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 兀賳 鬲爻丕毓丿 毓賱賶 丕賱卮賮丕亍. 賵賲毓 禺丕鬲賲丞 噩丕亘賵乇 賲丕鬲賷賴 亘賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱卮賮丕亍 丕賱爻亘毓丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻丕毓丿 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲毓丕賮賷. 丕賳鬲賴賷鬲 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲賴賲 噩丿賸丕. 賱賰賳 鬲兀孬賷乇賴 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 兀賳 兀賯賵賱賴 賮賷 賰賱賲丕鬲.
兀賳丕 兀乇賷丿 卮賰乇 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 廿賷賲丕賳 爻毓賵丿賷 毓賱賶 鬲毓亘賴丕 賵賲噩賴賵丿賴丕 賮賷 鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵鬲賵氐賷賱賴 賱賳丕. 賱兀賳賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 噩丿賸丕. 賵兀賷囟賸丕 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 噩賲賷賱丞貙 爻賱爻丞. 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲毓賯丿 賮賷 亘毓囟 賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲賴 賵賮賯乇丕鬲賴 賵賱賰賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱丨賱賵丞 爻丕毓丿鬲 賰孬賷乇賸丕 毓賱賶 鬲賵氐賷賱 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丞 賵賮賴賲賴丕.馃
兀賳丕 賲賲鬲賳丞 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賱賲賳 丕禺鬲丕乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賴丿賷丞 賱廿賳賷 賮毓賱賸丕 賰賳鬲 兀乇賷丿 賯乇丕亍鬲賴. 賮卮賰乇賸丕 噩夭賷賱賸丕. 馃尭
賵丕賱兀賳 賴賱 鬲賵噩丿 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賳 丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賵丕賱噩爻丿 賵亘賷賳 丕賱鬲賴丕亘 丕賱賲毓丿丞 賵賲鬲賱丕夭賲丞 丕賱賯賵賱賵賳 丕賱毓氐亘賷 賵丕賱爻乇胤丕賳 賵睾賷乇賴丕責
爻鬲毓賱賲 毓夭賷夭賷 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賵爻鬲鬲賮丕噩兀 亘賲丕 賴賵 兀賰孬乇貙 兀賳丕 兀乇卮丨 賱賰 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵亘賯賵丞 賵丕賱鬲兀賳賷 兀孬賳丕亍 賯乇丕亍鬲賴.
June 24, 2011
Repression-stress-lowered immunity as a trigger for disease, make sense and has been discussed before. A person only has to live through one major, stressful episode in his/her life to attest that the link between these is real. The author states repeatedly that it is only one of several contributing factors, however, like the majority of traditionally trained medical doctors, he ignores some very important ones: parasitic activity in our bodies, solvents and other toxins that have become omnipresent in our daily environment and food, nutritional deficiencies and stresses due to a modern diet extremely high in sugars/fat and low in fiber, lack of enough exercise, harmful effects of over-vaccination in recent decades, disappearance of life-sustaining minerals in our food supply due to industrial farming techniques, et al.
I agree with most points the author made and the book is easy to follow. But I found it a little too simplistic in its reasoning. Some of the research used for evidence is questionable. The subjective answers (or lack thereof) people give in study groups are not necessarily conclusive. At the same time, one should never make conclusions about the lives of famous people based solely on the opinion of a biographer (or sibling) who wrote about them after they were dead. The chapter about MS where the author parrots the ramblings of Jacqueleine duPre's jealous sister in her controversial biography, was disappointing. I had less respect for the author's words after that.
I agree with most points the author made and the book is easy to follow. But I found it a little too simplistic in its reasoning. Some of the research used for evidence is questionable. The subjective answers (or lack thereof) people give in study groups are not necessarily conclusive. At the same time, one should never make conclusions about the lives of famous people based solely on the opinion of a biographer (or sibling) who wrote about them after they were dead. The chapter about MS where the author parrots the ramblings of Jacqueleine duPre's jealous sister in her controversial biography, was disappointing. I had less respect for the author's words after that.
February 28, 2019
Just read the synopsis unless you want to find out about all the wonderful ways you gonna die.
November 11, 2023
Jay Shetty tinklalaid臈 apie emocin臋 sveikat膮 yra viena geriausi懦. B奴tent per j膮 a拧 ka啪kada nety膷ia atradau Gabor Mate. Gana li奴dnos i拧vaizdos senukas, kuris kalb臈jo apie tai, kaip surasti save. Mane tiesiog u啪hipnotizavo tai, k膮 jis sak臈. 膶ia nebuvo eilin臈s pasak臈l臈s, eilin臈s nuvalkiotos fraz臈s. 膶ia buvo daug daugiau. 漠 psichologij膮 jis sugeb臈jo integruoti net filologij膮. Nuo tada karts nuo karto vis paklausau Gabor Mate paskait懦, o kai pama膷iau, kad Vaga i拧leido jo knyg膮 - i拧kart 啪inoja, kad skaitysiu.
Apibendrinus, k膮 esu gird臈jusi kalbant Gabor Mate, galiu pasakyti - viskas yra susij臋. 艩寞kart kalbama apie proto ir k奴no s膮veik膮. Gabor Mate, pasitelkdamas daugyb臈s 啪moni懦 ligos istorijas ir tyrimus, teigia, kad negalima 寞 ligas 啪velgti kaip 寞 sutrikusias atskir懦 k奴no dali懦 funkcijas. Pavyzd啪iai ir tyrimai rodo, kad itin svarbu kaip asmuo savo gyvenime tvarkosi su stresu. Nei拧matuojamas paklusnumas, nesugeb臈jimas pasakyti ne, slopinamos emocijos padaro me拧kos paslaug膮 - i拧sivysto ligos. 漠domu ir tai, kad atsiranda nauja medicinos sritis - psichoneurioimunologija. Ji kalba apie k奴no ir proto s膮veik膮. Net Sokratas kalb臈jo apie tai, kad k奴no ir proto atskirti ne寞manoma. Modernieji laikai, greitas gyvenimo ritmas privert臈 mus u啪simir拧ti, bet sergamumas autoimunin臈mis ligomis mums sako stop.
Nesl臈psiu, vietomis buvo gana baisu skaityti. Puikiai suprantame, kad streso absoliu膷iai i拧vengti ne寞manoma, tad nat奴raliai pradedi galvoti - kokia liga gresia man. Ai拧ku, 膷ia n臈ra knyga skirta siaubui 寞varyti. Grei膷iau ji apie pokyt寞, kur寞 kiekvienas galime padaryti, kad gyventi kokybi拧kiau ir i拧vengti tam tikr懦 lig懦.
Gabor Mate pateikia daug pavyzd啪i懦 i拧 savo pacient懦 gyvenimo ir taip iliustruoja savo mintis. Tikrai ne vienoje situacijoje atpa啪insite save. Kalbama apie sud臈tingus vaikyst臈s i拧gyvenimus, santuokos sunkumus ir daugyb臋 kit懦 rezonuojan膷i懦 tem懦. Moksliniai tyrimai taip pat peteikiami gana paprasta kalba. Taip, biologijos yra, bet tikrai neb奴tina visk膮 suprasti iki smulkiausi懦 molekuli懦, kad pagauti esm臋.
Tai ne pirma mano skaityta knyga apie psichologij膮 . 艩i knyga yra daug pla膷iau nei tik psichologija. Mane nustebino kaip suprantamai ir ai拧kiai galima kalb臈ti apie gana sud臈tingus dalykus ir kaip pavyksta skaitytojo d臈mes寞 i拧laikyti visus keturis 拧imtus puslapi懦. 膶ia nebuvo tas Gabor Mate, kurio paskaitas a拧 啪i奴riu, bet buvo 寞domu. Tikiu, kad priversk kiekvien膮 susim膮styti kaip gali pakeisti savo gyvenim膮, kad jame b奴t懦 kiek 寞manoma ma啪iau streso, nes kaina, kuri膮 gali tekti mok臈ti prie拧ingu atveju yra papras膷iausiai to neverta.
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Apibendrinus, k膮 esu gird臈jusi kalbant Gabor Mate, galiu pasakyti - viskas yra susij臋. 艩寞kart kalbama apie proto ir k奴no s膮veik膮. Gabor Mate, pasitelkdamas daugyb臈s 啪moni懦 ligos istorijas ir tyrimus, teigia, kad negalima 寞 ligas 啪velgti kaip 寞 sutrikusias atskir懦 k奴no dali懦 funkcijas. Pavyzd啪iai ir tyrimai rodo, kad itin svarbu kaip asmuo savo gyvenime tvarkosi su stresu. Nei拧matuojamas paklusnumas, nesugeb臈jimas pasakyti ne, slopinamos emocijos padaro me拧kos paslaug膮 - i拧sivysto ligos. 漠domu ir tai, kad atsiranda nauja medicinos sritis - psichoneurioimunologija. Ji kalba apie k奴no ir proto s膮veik膮. Net Sokratas kalb臈jo apie tai, kad k奴no ir proto atskirti ne寞manoma. Modernieji laikai, greitas gyvenimo ritmas privert臈 mus u啪simir拧ti, bet sergamumas autoimunin臈mis ligomis mums sako stop.
Nesl臈psiu, vietomis buvo gana baisu skaityti. Puikiai suprantame, kad streso absoliu膷iai i拧vengti ne寞manoma, tad nat奴raliai pradedi galvoti - kokia liga gresia man. Ai拧ku, 膷ia n臈ra knyga skirta siaubui 寞varyti. Grei膷iau ji apie pokyt寞, kur寞 kiekvienas galime padaryti, kad gyventi kokybi拧kiau ir i拧vengti tam tikr懦 lig懦.
Gabor Mate pateikia daug pavyzd啪i懦 i拧 savo pacient懦 gyvenimo ir taip iliustruoja savo mintis. Tikrai ne vienoje situacijoje atpa啪insite save. Kalbama apie sud臈tingus vaikyst臈s i拧gyvenimus, santuokos sunkumus ir daugyb臋 kit懦 rezonuojan膷i懦 tem懦. Moksliniai tyrimai taip pat peteikiami gana paprasta kalba. Taip, biologijos yra, bet tikrai neb奴tina visk膮 suprasti iki smulkiausi懦 molekuli懦, kad pagauti esm臋.
Tai ne pirma mano skaityta knyga apie psichologij膮 . 艩i knyga yra daug pla膷iau nei tik psichologija. Mane nustebino kaip suprantamai ir ai拧kiai galima kalb臈ti apie gana sud臈tingus dalykus ir kaip pavyksta skaitytojo d臈mes寞 i拧laikyti visus keturis 拧imtus puslapi懦. 膶ia nebuvo tas Gabor Mate, kurio paskaitas a拧 啪i奴riu, bet buvo 寞domu. Tikiu, kad priversk kiekvien膮 susim膮styti kaip gali pakeisti savo gyvenim膮, kad jame b奴t懦 kiek 寞manoma ma啪iau streso, nes kaina, kuri膮 gali tekti mok臈ti prie拧ingu atveju yra papras膷iausiai to neverta.
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December 16, 2021
Celebrul neurolog Antonio Damasio a demonstrat importanta unei regiuni din creier ( cortexul orbitofrontal) in formarea emotiilor. El a studiat pacientii care au si-au pierdut aceasta zona din creier, consecutiv unui accident vascular cerebral, tumorilor sau loviturilor craniene si a observat ca acestia isi pierd abilitatea de a simti emotii.
Ce se intampla cu acesti oameni? Liberi din a fi distrasi de emotii, ne-am astepta sa devina persoane rationale, logice. Contrar asteptarilor, nu pot lua decizii simple, nu isi pot stabili scopuri , analizeaza avantajele si dezavantajele fiecarei situatii, dar in absenta emtotiilor, nu gasesc nicio motivatie de a proceda intr-un fel sau altul.
Concluzia la care a ajuns, este aceea ca sentimentele sunt 鈥瀍xperien葲e mentale ale st膬rilor corpului鈥�, care apar pe m膬sur膬 ce creierul interpreteaz膬 emo葲iile, ele 卯nsele st膬ri fizice rezultate din r膬spunsurile corpului la stimuli externi. (Ordinea unor astfel de evenimente este: sunt amenin葲at, experimentez fric膬 葯i simt groaz膬.)
Emotiile sunt esentiale in supravietuirea noastra.
Gabor Mate ,medic si scriitor, specializat in dezvoltarea copilului si traume, adictii, si impactul lor asupra sanatatii psihice, dar si fizice, inclusiv boli cronice, autoimune, neoplazii, a publicat o carte excelenta despre conexiunea corp-minte-spirit.
Cartea se numeste : When The Body Says No: the cost of hidden stress鈥�. In traducere , cand noi nu stim sa spunem nu sau sa corectam situatii din viata nostra, corpul nostru va face asta pentru noi, prin diverse boli ce limiteaza expunerea la factorii stresanti .Sistemul imun al organismului nu functioneaza independent de viata zilnica. Asa cum a observat si Claude Bernard,鈥� the microbe is nothing, the body host is everything ( nu microbul dicteaza agresivitatea bolii, agresivitatea bolii depinde de organismul gada)- o explicatie pertinenta de ce anumite bacterii/virusuri infecteaza unii oamenii, dar asupra altora nu au nicio putere.
Nicio boala nu are o singura cauza, si chiar si atunci cand exista suficienti factori de risc, unii oameni raman sanatosi, in timp ce altii, care fac sport zilnic, au diete bio, nu beau si nu fumeaza dezvolta boli grave.
Stress= boala.
Nimic nou pe frontul de vest.
Ce se intampla cu acesti oameni? Liberi din a fi distrasi de emotii, ne-am astepta sa devina persoane rationale, logice. Contrar asteptarilor, nu pot lua decizii simple, nu isi pot stabili scopuri , analizeaza avantajele si dezavantajele fiecarei situatii, dar in absenta emtotiilor, nu gasesc nicio motivatie de a proceda intr-un fel sau altul.
Concluzia la care a ajuns, este aceea ca sentimentele sunt 鈥瀍xperien葲e mentale ale st膬rilor corpului鈥�, care apar pe m膬sur膬 ce creierul interpreteaz膬 emo葲iile, ele 卯nsele st膬ri fizice rezultate din r膬spunsurile corpului la stimuli externi. (Ordinea unor astfel de evenimente este: sunt amenin葲at, experimentez fric膬 葯i simt groaz膬.)
Emotiile sunt esentiale in supravietuirea noastra.
Gabor Mate ,medic si scriitor, specializat in dezvoltarea copilului si traume, adictii, si impactul lor asupra sanatatii psihice, dar si fizice, inclusiv boli cronice, autoimune, neoplazii, a publicat o carte excelenta despre conexiunea corp-minte-spirit.
Cartea se numeste : When The Body Says No: the cost of hidden stress鈥�. In traducere , cand noi nu stim sa spunem nu sau sa corectam situatii din viata nostra, corpul nostru va face asta pentru noi, prin diverse boli ce limiteaza expunerea la factorii stresanti .Sistemul imun al organismului nu functioneaza independent de viata zilnica. Asa cum a observat si Claude Bernard,鈥� the microbe is nothing, the body host is everything ( nu microbul dicteaza agresivitatea bolii, agresivitatea bolii depinde de organismul gada)- o explicatie pertinenta de ce anumite bacterii/virusuri infecteaza unii oamenii, dar asupra altora nu au nicio putere.
Nicio boala nu are o singura cauza, si chiar si atunci cand exista suficienti factori de risc, unii oameni raman sanatosi, in timp ce altii, care fac sport zilnic, au diete bio, nu beau si nu fumeaza dezvolta boli grave.
Stress= boala.
Nimic nou pe frontul de vest.
December 9, 2022
What the title, When the Body Says No, is referring to is the connection Gabor Mat茅 is making between illness, and stress and trauma. Basically that we may ignore the stress and trauma, but the body may bring it all up to the surface in a different form. It鈥檚 the mind / body connection, and how that connection may result in illness in certain instances.
I鈥檓 a bit unsure about this book. On one hand Gabor Mat茅鈥檚 theory makes a lot of sense in so many ways. I haven鈥檛 read much phycology, hardly any to be honest, but there is something that feels familiar, and true in all of this. The mind has something to do with our physical health, so I think there must be something to this connection. Does it reach as far as Mat茅 claims it does? Well, that鈥檚 the question, isn鈥檛 it?
And on the other hand, the way the author uses in some instances celebrity biographies to show how this works in practice makes me wonder a bit about this. He makes a medical diagnosis from biographies. This is at best anecdotal evidence, which may show scientists what might be interesting to explore, but doesn鈥檛 prove anything. This makes me a bit skeptical.
Of course, he doesn鈥檛 rely solely on that. Far from it. He bases his findings on interviews with his own patients, and results from research as well. On top of that the interest in this kind of research seems to be increasing, which suggests that scientists are starting to take this theory more seriously, but I suppose that there is a lot to explore here before it can be said for sure if it is accurate or not. For example, why can some people go through stress, and trauma without getting sick?
So when I feel like there is something to this theory, when I think it makes a lot of sense, is that because of my confirmation bias? I鈥檓 not sure. I鈥檓 really not. It is an interesting theory, that much is certain.
I鈥檓 a bit unsure about this book. On one hand Gabor Mat茅鈥檚 theory makes a lot of sense in so many ways. I haven鈥檛 read much phycology, hardly any to be honest, but there is something that feels familiar, and true in all of this. The mind has something to do with our physical health, so I think there must be something to this connection. Does it reach as far as Mat茅 claims it does? Well, that鈥檚 the question, isn鈥檛 it?
And on the other hand, the way the author uses in some instances celebrity biographies to show how this works in practice makes me wonder a bit about this. He makes a medical diagnosis from biographies. This is at best anecdotal evidence, which may show scientists what might be interesting to explore, but doesn鈥檛 prove anything. This makes me a bit skeptical.
Of course, he doesn鈥檛 rely solely on that. Far from it. He bases his findings on interviews with his own patients, and results from research as well. On top of that the interest in this kind of research seems to be increasing, which suggests that scientists are starting to take this theory more seriously, but I suppose that there is a lot to explore here before it can be said for sure if it is accurate or not. For example, why can some people go through stress, and trauma without getting sick?
So when I feel like there is something to this theory, when I think it makes a lot of sense, is that because of my confirmation bias? I鈥檓 not sure. I鈥檓 really not. It is an interesting theory, that much is certain.
March 16, 2022
C芒nd corpul spune nu este o lectur膬 util膬, cu aplicabilitate, revolu葲ionar膬 din punct de vedere biopsihosocial. Este o lectur膬 obligatorie pentru noi to葲i, o explorare curajoas膬 a min葲ii umane, o c膬l膬torie literar膬 care ne ofer膬 toate motivele pentru ca noi s膬 devenim mai con葯tien葲i asupra semnalelor emise de propriul nostru corp 葯i pentru a asculta, a 卯n葲elege 葯i a respecta mai mult at芒t nevoile noastre interioare, c芒t 葯i pe cele ale oamenilor din jurul nostru.
Cu empatie, curaj, asumare 葯i compasiune, autorul dore葯te s膬 promoveze 卯nv膬葲area, con葯tien葲a 葯i vindecarea, oferind cititorilor un tablou complex asupra identific膬rii 葯i elimin膬rii cauzelor reale ale bolilor din ziua de azi.
鈥濶e men葲inem 卯n situa葲ii stresante fiziologic, cu o con葯tientizare redus膬 a stresului sau cu o lips膬 de con葯tientizare. Factorii de stres din via葲a majorit膬葲ii oamenilor de ast膬zi 鈥� cel pu葲in 卯n lumea industrializat膬 鈥� sunt emo葲ionali. La fel ca animalele de laborator incapabile s膬 scape, oamenii r膬m芒n prin葯i 卯n stiluri de via葲膬 葯i 卯n modele emo葲ionale d膬un膬toare s膬n膬t膬葲ii lor. Cu c芒t dezvoltarea economic膬 este mai mare, se pare, cu at芒t suntem mai imuni la realit膬葲ile noastre emo葲ionale.鈥�
Traumele din copil膬rie, cele din familie, mo葯tenite transgenera葲ional, cele care se perpetueazz膬 卯n rela葲ii 葯i chiar 葯i la locuri de munc膬 葯i care provin tot din mediul familial toxic, toate aceste invizibile bagaje emo葲ionale, care 卯ns膬 c芒nt膬resc peste capacitatea noastr膬 de asimilare, ne handicapeaz膬 la nivel psihic 葯i fizic at芒t de profund, 卯nc芒t r膬m芒nem bloca葲i 卯n situa葲ii nes膬n膬toase, insuportabile, trezindu-ne prea t膬rziu (sau poate deloc, c膬ci oamenii au o mare 葯i negativ膬 capacitate de a nu recunoa葯te 葯i a nu con葯tientiza adev膬rurile brutale) prin葯i 卯ntr-o rela葲ie abuziv膬, disfunc葲ional膬, 卯ntr-o slujb膬 stresant膬, pe scurt, 卯ntr-un stil de via葲膬 neconform cu valorile 葯i principiile s膬n膬toase. Adun膬m frustr膬ri 葯i experien葲e negative, dureri 葯i dezam膬giri, suntem incapabili de a accepta 葯i de a da un nume problemelor cu care ne confrunt膬m, refuz膬m s膬 cerem ajutorul specializat (psihoterapia), reprim膬m 葯i neg膬m la greu, transfer膬m toate aceste sentimente negative asupra celor din jurul nostru 葯i astfel d膬m na葯tere unor cicluri 卯n care traumele sunt transmise din tat膬 卯n fiu.
To葲i ace葯ti factori stresori contribuie la formarea unor boli precum cancerul, bolile autoimune, bolile reumatologice, bolile inflamatorii, bolile psihice 葯.a.m.d. Boli pe care, aparent, trebuie s膬 le trat膬m cu foarte multe medicamente, 卯ns膬 la ce ajut膬 aceste pilule 卯n momentul 卯n care r膬ul este deja f膬cut? Pot acestea s膬 repare ce a fost stricat, f膬r膬 ca noi s膬 identific膬m 葯i s膬 卯nl膬tur膬m factorul stresor? De fapt, 卯n secolul al XIX-lea, s-a demonstrat c膬 vulnerabilitatea organismului-gazd膬 este responsabil膬 de cursul unei boli 葯i influen葲eaz膬 modalitatea 卯n care un virus/o bacterie are puterea de a ac葲iona asupra organismului. Cu c芒t organismul este mai sl膬bit (din cauze mai degrab膬 interne dec芒t externe), cu at芒t 葯ansele de vindecare sunt mai sc膬zute. 脦n acest sens, Gabor Mat茅 ofer膬 un exemplu extrem de gr膬itor ce 葲ine de etiologia cuv芒ntului healing, pe care poate mul葲i nu o cunosc. Cuv芒ntul este de origine antic膬 葯i are semnifica葲ia de 鈥灻畁treg鈥�. Astfel, a te vindeca 卯nseamn膬, 卯n traducere, a deveni 卯ntreg. Cum putem fi noi mai 卯ntregi/mai s膬n膬to葯i? 脦ncerc芒d s膬 ajungem la o armonie interioar膬, elimin芒nd stresul care aduce o perturbare a echilibrului intern.
Ideea conform c膬reia stresul psihic cre葯te riscul apari葲iei bolilor nu este nou膬, un exemplu 卯n acest sens fiind relatat chiar 卯n anul 1868 de c膬tre bine-cunoscutul neurolog francez Charcot, care a f膬cut leg膬tura 卯ntre stresul cronic 葯i apari葲ia simptomelor de scleroz膬 multipl膬. Pacien葲ii care au dezvoltat aceast膬 boal膬 au fost expu葯i la stres pe perioade 卯ndelungate de ani de zile, capcitatea lor de a reac葲iona prin r膬spunsul normal de lupt膬-sau-fugi fiind grav afectat膬.
Interac葲iunile s膬n膬toase cu cei din jur, inteligen葲a emo葲ional膬 葯i rela葲ional膬 sunt extrem de importante, iar acestea pot fi dob芒ndite doar printr-o ingien膬 rela葲ional膬 riguroas膬. 脦n acest sens, este recomandat s膬 葲inem seama de c芒teva aspecte ce vizeaz膬 dob芒ndirea unei competen葲e emo葲ionale: capacitatea de con葯tientizare a emo葲iilor (pozitive 葯i negative), capacitatea de a schi葲a grani葲e 葯i limite emo葲ionale care ar trebui respectate de c膬tre cei din jurul nostru, capcitatea de a indentifica 葯i stopa traumele dob芒ndite 卯n familie, astfel 卯nc芒t sa nu se mai ajunga la perpetuarea traumelor transgnerea葲ionale.
鈥濫ste u葯or de 卯n葲eles de ce abuzurile, traumele sau neglijen葲a extrem膬 din copil膬rie au consecin葲e negative. Dar de ce multe persoane sufer膬 de boli legate de stres f膬r膬 s膬 fi fost abuzate sau traumatizate? Aceste persoane nu sufer膬 pentru c膬 au trecut prin ceva negativ, ci pentru c膬 le-a fost refuzat ceva pozitiv.鈥�
Nu 卯n ultimul r芒nd, o informa葲ie valoroas膬 este oferit膬 卯n capitolul intitulat 鈥濸uterea g芒ndirii negative鈥�, 卯n care autorul ofer膬 un mesaj nonconformist 葯i curajos, menit a fi analizat 卯n profunzime: pentru a avea o 葯ans膬 la vindecare, este esen葲ial s膬 lu膬m 卯n considerare g芒ndirea negativ膬 care 卯ncurajeaz膬 reflectarea asupra aspectelor care nu func葲ioneaz膬, nu sunt 卯n echilibru. A nu pune 卯ntreb膬ri despre poten葲ialele surse de stres 葯i angoas膬 este 卯n sine o surs膬 de stres camuflat膬 葯i ascuns膬 undeva 卯n incon葯tient. Optimismul ce duce la constr芒ngeri este o modalitate prin care evit膬m confruntarea cu anxietatea, o re葲et膬 sigur膬 prin care ne leg膬m de aceasta.
Modalit膬葲i eficiente de s膬cdere a stresului sunt cele prin care devenim autonomi 葯i independen葲i emo葲ional. O realitate dur膬 este c膬 nimeni nu poate dob芒ndi autonomie dac膬 este influen葲at de dependen葲膬, nevoie de ata葯ament, dorin葲膬 pentru succes duse la extrem.
Cu empatie, curaj, asumare 葯i compasiune, autorul dore葯te s膬 promoveze 卯nv膬葲area, con葯tien葲a 葯i vindecarea, oferind cititorilor un tablou complex asupra identific膬rii 葯i elimin膬rii cauzelor reale ale bolilor din ziua de azi.
鈥濶e men葲inem 卯n situa葲ii stresante fiziologic, cu o con葯tientizare redus膬 a stresului sau cu o lips膬 de con葯tientizare. Factorii de stres din via葲a majorit膬葲ii oamenilor de ast膬zi 鈥� cel pu葲in 卯n lumea industrializat膬 鈥� sunt emo葲ionali. La fel ca animalele de laborator incapabile s膬 scape, oamenii r膬m芒n prin葯i 卯n stiluri de via葲膬 葯i 卯n modele emo葲ionale d膬un膬toare s膬n膬t膬葲ii lor. Cu c芒t dezvoltarea economic膬 este mai mare, se pare, cu at芒t suntem mai imuni la realit膬葲ile noastre emo葲ionale.鈥�
Traumele din copil膬rie, cele din familie, mo葯tenite transgenera葲ional, cele care se perpetueazz膬 卯n rela葲ii 葯i chiar 葯i la locuri de munc膬 葯i care provin tot din mediul familial toxic, toate aceste invizibile bagaje emo葲ionale, care 卯ns膬 c芒nt膬resc peste capacitatea noastr膬 de asimilare, ne handicapeaz膬 la nivel psihic 葯i fizic at芒t de profund, 卯nc芒t r膬m芒nem bloca葲i 卯n situa葲ii nes膬n膬toase, insuportabile, trezindu-ne prea t膬rziu (sau poate deloc, c膬ci oamenii au o mare 葯i negativ膬 capacitate de a nu recunoa葯te 葯i a nu con葯tientiza adev膬rurile brutale) prin葯i 卯ntr-o rela葲ie abuziv膬, disfunc葲ional膬, 卯ntr-o slujb膬 stresant膬, pe scurt, 卯ntr-un stil de via葲膬 neconform cu valorile 葯i principiile s膬n膬toase. Adun膬m frustr膬ri 葯i experien葲e negative, dureri 葯i dezam膬giri, suntem incapabili de a accepta 葯i de a da un nume problemelor cu care ne confrunt膬m, refuz膬m s膬 cerem ajutorul specializat (psihoterapia), reprim膬m 葯i neg膬m la greu, transfer膬m toate aceste sentimente negative asupra celor din jurul nostru 葯i astfel d膬m na葯tere unor cicluri 卯n care traumele sunt transmise din tat膬 卯n fiu.
To葲i ace葯ti factori stresori contribuie la formarea unor boli precum cancerul, bolile autoimune, bolile reumatologice, bolile inflamatorii, bolile psihice 葯.a.m.d. Boli pe care, aparent, trebuie s膬 le trat膬m cu foarte multe medicamente, 卯ns膬 la ce ajut膬 aceste pilule 卯n momentul 卯n care r膬ul este deja f膬cut? Pot acestea s膬 repare ce a fost stricat, f膬r膬 ca noi s膬 identific膬m 葯i s膬 卯nl膬tur膬m factorul stresor? De fapt, 卯n secolul al XIX-lea, s-a demonstrat c膬 vulnerabilitatea organismului-gazd膬 este responsabil膬 de cursul unei boli 葯i influen葲eaz膬 modalitatea 卯n care un virus/o bacterie are puterea de a ac葲iona asupra organismului. Cu c芒t organismul este mai sl膬bit (din cauze mai degrab膬 interne dec芒t externe), cu at芒t 葯ansele de vindecare sunt mai sc膬zute. 脦n acest sens, Gabor Mat茅 ofer膬 un exemplu extrem de gr膬itor ce 葲ine de etiologia cuv芒ntului healing, pe care poate mul葲i nu o cunosc. Cuv芒ntul este de origine antic膬 葯i are semnifica葲ia de 鈥灻畁treg鈥�. Astfel, a te vindeca 卯nseamn膬, 卯n traducere, a deveni 卯ntreg. Cum putem fi noi mai 卯ntregi/mai s膬n膬to葯i? 脦ncerc芒d s膬 ajungem la o armonie interioar膬, elimin芒nd stresul care aduce o perturbare a echilibrului intern.
Ideea conform c膬reia stresul psihic cre葯te riscul apari葲iei bolilor nu este nou膬, un exemplu 卯n acest sens fiind relatat chiar 卯n anul 1868 de c膬tre bine-cunoscutul neurolog francez Charcot, care a f膬cut leg膬tura 卯ntre stresul cronic 葯i apari葲ia simptomelor de scleroz膬 multipl膬. Pacien葲ii care au dezvoltat aceast膬 boal膬 au fost expu葯i la stres pe perioade 卯ndelungate de ani de zile, capcitatea lor de a reac葲iona prin r膬spunsul normal de lupt膬-sau-fugi fiind grav afectat膬.
Interac葲iunile s膬n膬toase cu cei din jur, inteligen葲a emo葲ional膬 葯i rela葲ional膬 sunt extrem de importante, iar acestea pot fi dob芒ndite doar printr-o ingien膬 rela葲ional膬 riguroas膬. 脦n acest sens, este recomandat s膬 葲inem seama de c芒teva aspecte ce vizeaz膬 dob芒ndirea unei competen葲e emo葲ionale: capacitatea de con葯tientizare a emo葲iilor (pozitive 葯i negative), capacitatea de a schi葲a grani葲e 葯i limite emo葲ionale care ar trebui respectate de c膬tre cei din jurul nostru, capcitatea de a indentifica 葯i stopa traumele dob芒ndite 卯n familie, astfel 卯nc芒t sa nu se mai ajunga la perpetuarea traumelor transgnerea葲ionale.
鈥濫ste u葯or de 卯n葲eles de ce abuzurile, traumele sau neglijen葲a extrem膬 din copil膬rie au consecin葲e negative. Dar de ce multe persoane sufer膬 de boli legate de stres f膬r膬 s膬 fi fost abuzate sau traumatizate? Aceste persoane nu sufer膬 pentru c膬 au trecut prin ceva negativ, ci pentru c膬 le-a fost refuzat ceva pozitiv.鈥�
Nu 卯n ultimul r芒nd, o informa葲ie valoroas膬 este oferit膬 卯n capitolul intitulat 鈥濸uterea g芒ndirii negative鈥�, 卯n care autorul ofer膬 un mesaj nonconformist 葯i curajos, menit a fi analizat 卯n profunzime: pentru a avea o 葯ans膬 la vindecare, este esen葲ial s膬 lu膬m 卯n considerare g芒ndirea negativ膬 care 卯ncurajeaz膬 reflectarea asupra aspectelor care nu func葲ioneaz膬, nu sunt 卯n echilibru. A nu pune 卯ntreb膬ri despre poten葲ialele surse de stres 葯i angoas膬 este 卯n sine o surs膬 de stres camuflat膬 葯i ascuns膬 undeva 卯n incon葯tient. Optimismul ce duce la constr芒ngeri este o modalitate prin care evit膬m confruntarea cu anxietatea, o re葲et膬 sigur膬 prin care ne leg膬m de aceasta.
Modalit膬葲i eficiente de s膬cdere a stresului sunt cele prin care devenim autonomi 葯i independen葲i emo葲ional. O realitate dur膬 este c膬 nimeni nu poate dob芒ndi autonomie dac膬 este influen葲at de dependen葲膬, nevoie de ata葯ament, dorin葲膬 pentru succes duse la extrem.
April 30, 2024
賲賳 丨賵丕賱賷 佗伲 爻賳丞 賵丕噩賴 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賵噩丞 賲賳 丕賱爻禺乇賷丞 賵丕鬲購賴賲 賰丕鬲亘賴 亘丕賱毓亘孬 賵丕賱丌賳 賷賳丨賳賵賳 賱賴 丕丨鬲乇丕賲賸丕..
賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 賷丿毓賵 廿賱賶 "丕賱賰購賱丕賳賷丞" 賷毓賳賷 賰賱 卮卅 賲乇鬲亘胤 亘亘毓囟賴 賵賲丕賷賳賮毓卮 賳賮氐賱 丕賱噩爻丿 毓賳 丕賱賳賮爻 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丨 貙 賵丕賳 丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賵丕賱賯賲毓 賲賳 兀賰亘乇 兀爻亘丕亘 兀睾賱亘 廿賳 賲賰賳卮 賰賱 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳
"丕賱噩爻丿 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賵丕賱廿鬲氐丕賱 丕賱乇賵丨賷. 鬲噩丕賴賱 丌賶 賲賳賴賲 賴賵 丿毓賵丞 賱毓丿賲 丕賱廿鬲夭丕賳 賵丕賱毓賱賱"
賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 賷丿毓賵 廿賱賶 "丕賱賰購賱丕賳賷丞" 賷毓賳賷 賰賱 卮卅 賲乇鬲亘胤 亘亘毓囟賴 賵賲丕賷賳賮毓卮 賳賮氐賱 丕賱噩爻丿 毓賳 丕賱賳賮爻 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丨 貙 賵丕賳 丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賵丕賱賯賲毓 賲賳 兀賰亘乇 兀爻亘丕亘 兀睾賱亘 廿賳 賲賰賳卮 賰賱 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳
"丕賱噩爻丿 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賵丕賱廿鬲氐丕賱 丕賱乇賵丨賷. 鬲噩丕賴賱 丌賶 賲賳賴賲 賴賵 丿毓賵丞 賱毓丿賲 丕賱廿鬲夭丕賳 賵丕賱毓賱賱"
March 3, 2024
脦ntr-o lume a oamenilor stresa葲i, chiar aveam nevoie de o astfel de carte. Gabor Mate ne poveste葯te-f膬r膬 s膬 foloseasc膬 ni葯te termeni academici-despre toate bolile care pot fi provocate de stres. Despre c芒t de mult ne afecteaz膬 mediul de la serviciu atunci c芒nd acesta se bazeaz膬 pe stres, pe disconfort, ori inadecvare-sub toate formele ei.
Cartea mi-a amintit de replica unui domn doctor pe care l-am 卯nt芒lnit la un control, acum ceva ani.
"-Doamn膬, unde lucra葲i? S膬 葯tiu de unde provine stresul. Atunci c芒nd acesta nu este con葯tientizat 葯i pus la punct, el se transform膬 卯n boal膬. Depinde doar de noi s膬 ne trat膬m. 葮i de boal膬, dar 葯i de stres."
Deci da, domnul Mate nu ne p膬c膬le葯te 葯i nici nu ne sperie cu aceast膬 carte, el doar ne atrage aten葲ia. Poate ar trebui s膬 ne echilibr膬m un pic, s膬 elimin膬m factorii care se confund膬 cu stresul, dar ne 葯i 卯mboln膬vesc 卯n acela葯i timp. Pentru c膬 atunci c芒nd stresul ajunge s膬 te doar膬 fizic, nu va sim葲i asta nici 葯eful care poate te preseaz膬, nici prietenii care poate dezam膬gesc, ori colegul pe care-l accep葲i 卯n jur, cu tot cu energia negativ膬, ori cu glumele proaste. Doar tu sim葲i suferin葲a, doar tu. 葮i oare merit膬 cineva asta?
Cartea mi-a amintit de replica unui domn doctor pe care l-am 卯nt芒lnit la un control, acum ceva ani.
"-Doamn膬, unde lucra葲i? S膬 葯tiu de unde provine stresul. Atunci c芒nd acesta nu este con葯tientizat 葯i pus la punct, el se transform膬 卯n boal膬. Depinde doar de noi s膬 ne trat膬m. 葮i de boal膬, dar 葯i de stres."
Deci da, domnul Mate nu ne p膬c膬le葯te 葯i nici nu ne sperie cu aceast膬 carte, el doar ne atrage aten葲ia. Poate ar trebui s膬 ne echilibr膬m un pic, s膬 elimin膬m factorii care se confund膬 cu stresul, dar ne 葯i 卯mboln膬vesc 卯n acela葯i timp. Pentru c膬 atunci c芒nd stresul ajunge s膬 te doar膬 fizic, nu va sim葲i asta nici 葯eful care poate te preseaz膬, nici prietenii care poate dezam膬gesc, ori colegul pe care-l accep葲i 卯n jur, cu tot cu energia negativ膬, ori cu glumele proaste. Doar tu sim葲i suferin葲a, doar tu. 葮i oare merit膬 cineva asta?
June 3, 2024
Outdated but interesting.
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