Dr. Amit Goswami, Ph.D. Some of our experiences are traumatic - TopicsExpress



          

Dr. Amit Goswami, Ph.D. Some of our experiences are traumatic -- we often avoid contemplating these events and the consequent pain and grief that ensues. However, these experiences are acquired by our memory just as are all experiences. So we develop an extreme resistance against retrieving any of those memories. Even in our conditioned ego, we retain the power of intention, of refusing to collapse a possibility. Thus, we seem to avoid that which we aim to avoid. Unfortunately, unconscious processing of what we suppress continues without our control. The repressed memory affects the overall processing of new possibilities, sometimes producing reactions we deem deviant, irrational, neurotic, or even creative.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:33:12 +0000

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