Posted by SLS on September 15, 2009, at 19:55:39
In reply to Re: 'treatment resistant depression', posted by psych chat on September 15, 2009, at 18:46:40
> > > In short, most of us are never really experiencing the here-and-now.
> > "Do you have any data to confirm that it is indeed a majority of people who never really experience the here-and-now?"
> That's a good question, but probably one I can't answer. I thought the author did an excellent job at articulating 'why' we don't ever exclusively experience the here-and-now, but as far as providing specific data....I don't know if that's even possible.This is one reason why I did not care for the phrase "most of us". I felt as though I was to be included in a pitiable majority of people who live there lives without a clue.
> I tend to agree with the author that most of our behaviors and relationship dynamics are influenced by our past.
Of course.> Past emotions, experiences, accrued knowledge, etc., influence most of what we do, but we are not always aware of the link.
At this point in my history, it is a biological brain disorder that influences what I think, feel, and do. I am still a product of my past, but my here-and-now is severely affected by bipolar depression.
Do you agree that, for some people, somatic therapies are the best treatments for their mental illness?
> Psychoanalysis helped me identify how unconscious motives and influences affect my here-and-now.It is wonderful that you have found a path that works for you. There are others.
> For me, unconscious memories and emotions entering my consciousness 'proves' that much of my behavior/thoughts/emotion is based upon or are influenced by the past rather than merely reacting to the here-and-now. I just can't see how it can be avoided unless I had the ability to erase memories from my past.
I very much respect your self-descriptions here.
> Maybe there is no 'data' because we can't really measure the link between the here-and-now and past or quantify the unconsciousness because it's intangible and is unique to every individual.
Why make sweeping generalizations, then?
- Scott
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