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The Secret Purpose of Flashbacks

The Secret Purpose of Flashbacks

Posted on 08.26.15 No Comments

A flashback is really just your brain's instant replay button. Flashbacks are memories that are so vivid that they seem like they happened yesterday even if they occurred years or decades ago.  Simply recalling them causes you to reexperience most or all of the emotional reactions you had Read More →

If You Can Make It Worse You Can Make It Better.

If You Can Make It Worse You Can Make It Better.

Posted on 08.11.15 No Comments

The first law of emotional dynamics is:  If you can make it worse you can make it better.  So it's really good news if just remembering a panic attack makes you anxious, if thinking about an old hurt makes you depressed, if recalling a past insult gets your blood boiling.  This is because, Read More →

How Forgetting to Put Down a Toilet Seat Can Lead to a Divorce

How Forgetting to Put Down a Toilet Seat Can Lead to a Divorce

Posted on 06.09.15 No Comments

Unconscious flashbacks - emotionally charged memories that can trigger strong emotional reactions and destructive urges and impulses without ever coming into your conscious mind can cause serious damage because they force you to MAKE UP reasons for your reactions. Women who have been Read More →

What Made Me React Like That? The Hidden Effect of Unconscious Flashbacks

What Made Me React Like That? The Hidden Effect of Unconscious Flashbacks

Posted on 06.02.15 No Comments

Do you know anyone who has over-the-top reactions that don't make any sense in the present?  They may have had an UNCONSCIOUS FLASHBACK.  There are two kinds of flashbacks, conscious flashbacks and unconscious flashbacks.  When a car backfire triggers a memory of mortar fire to pop into a Read More →

The Strangers Within You –  Your Emotional and Body Brains

The Strangers Within You – Your Emotional and Body Brains

Posted on 05.26.15 No Comments

So how can you have emotional reactions that don’t make sense to you, that don’t seem to be under your control? To understand this you have to understand how your brain is wired. Your brain can be divided into 3 parts. Make a fist with your right hand, then cover your fist with your Read More →

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