DOING THE RIGHT THING
I read once that there is evidence that we are born knowing right from wrong. I searched for this evidence recently and found a summary of studies with infants by Christian Jarrett. He referred to a 2010 study by researchers at Yale University[I could not find the reference] with babies as young as 3 months…
Read MoreWHO ARE OUR NEIGHBORS?
Virtually all spiritual groups, including all major religions, support the idea that we are all meant to love our neighbors and that everyone is our neighbor. So why is this considered so important for all of us to follow when it also seems impossible to follow, especially when we are told that we are to…
Read MoreHOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING DISSOCIATIVE COPING
Dissociation is considered an interference or disruption in our consciousness, memory, identity, emotions, awareness and motor control. These can be experienced as feeling detached from our bodies, thoughts or emotions; feeling like we are in a dream or that things around us are not real; gaps in our memory of things, especially if these are…
Read MoreHOW COMMON IS PTSD?
Years ago post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] was only used for combat veterans. However, it is now considered much more common as it is recognized that a number of different experiences may lead to PTSD. What increases the likelihood that PTSD will develop? So, what is the significance of more people developing PTSD? One thing…
Read MoreTHE USE OF LDN [LOW DOSE NALTREXONE] FOR PTSD DISSOCIATIVE SYMPTOMS
A COUPLE YEARS AGO I SAW A RESEARCH REPORT INDICATING THAT LOW DOSE NALTREXONE CAN REDUCE OR EVEN STOP DISSOCIATIVE REACTIONS THAT OCCUR WHEN AN EVENT HAPPENS OR A MEMORY IS TRIGGERED THAT RECALLS PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES WHERE THE PERSON HAS LEARNED TO COPE BY DISSOCIATING [IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER IT IS LIKE REMOVING…
Read More“CONSCIOUSNESS…OUR HUMANITY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH CONSCIOUS LIFE, CONSCIOUSNESS. IT IS THIS THEN THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO ALL THE REST AND IT IS HOW WE USE ALL THE REST THAT SERVES FINAL JUDGEMENT ON WHETHER THAT CONSCIOUSNESS WAS A GIFT OR A TEST THAT WE HAVE FAILED.”
The above is a quote from the ending of a series of lectures on consciousness by Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D. presented by the Great Courses. Over 12 lectures Dr. Robinson carefully laid out the fact that we do not know what consciousness is and yet know how critical it is to who we are as…
Read MoreLOW TSH LEVELS AND RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
I HAVE TREATED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD HYPOTHYROID SYMPTOMS THAT PERSIST EVEN WHEN THEIR TSH LEVELS ARE LOW [< 0.4 mIU/L]. UNDERSTANDABLY, THEIR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS OR ENDOCRINOLOGISTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, SUCH AS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, AND STROKE OR FRACTURES AS THESE ARE SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTHYROIDISM THAT COULD BE DIAGNOSED BY…
Read MoreMAID [MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING] IS A CANADIAN PROGRAM THAT OFFERS EUTHANASIA SERVICES FOR CANADIANS
THE MAID Program provides euthanasia services for Canadians who are: eligible for publicly funded health services; 18 years of age; able to make their own health decisions; have an untreatable [serious and incurable] illness; be in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability; experiencde intolerable physical or psychological suffering that can not be relieved…
Read MoreIS THERE REALLY NO REASON TO REACT TO ANYTHING?
This seems like a ridiculous question as people can think of many things that demand and require a reaction from us. So what is wrong with reacting? What do we get by reacting? I, of course, believe that the only thing we get from reacting is feeling lonely. When we react we are not connected…
Read MoreWHAT LEADS TO LONELINESS
A similar question would be what separates us from each other? Or, are we really social animals? Or , do we really need each other? Or, are we really all connected? Or, is anything that separates us bad? I believe that being (or even feeling) separated from each other leads to loneliness. Also, referring to…
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