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Comment on Why Does Attachment Theory Have Such Low Self-Esteem? by misquoted13

misquoted13 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:54:21 +0000

My work and my words and meanings have been totally misquoted in this article by the person who says that he or she went to a workshop on self-esteem put on by Marilyn Sorensen (mentioned above) and says, “I thought that this would be a typical workshop on esteem but it wasn’t. Dr. Sorensen made a statement that just about blew me out of the water. She said (and I paraphrase), “You cannot boost or increase self-esteem.” The problem is that he failed to listen to what I said next: that instead, I believe in recovery from low self-esteem, not the idea of “boosting” or “raising” self-esteem. I believe in Bowlby’s basic theory and belief in the importance of attachment and know that in my own life I did not develop healthy attachment, which was the point of my history. Furthermore, I did not say that I have had low self-esteem most of my life but that I did until I worked out what had happened to me. My theory just moves on from the impact of attachment to the concept of altering that impact in a process intended to “change the brain” by becoming aware of ones distorted and irrational thinking that produces “self-esteem attacks.” Then using a process of evaluating the thoughts that preceded the attacks on the basis of “Fact, Truth, and History,” those with LSE learn to correct their thinking. Next, as the client practices corrected thoughts and continues to apply this process, recovery can be achieved. Recovery usually requires at least a year of intensive work or until thoughts have been sufficiently altered, after which most client’s low self-esteem is 98% altered with new corrected thoughts replacing the ones developed during that period of lack of appropriate and nurturing attachment. ! don’t say 100% as I have doubts that a person can be prepared for every incident that temporarily triggers a hurtful memory, though I believe and have witnessed that, with my process, this rare and unexpected self-esteem attack can be overcome within 10 minutes. And once the person corrects their thinking, the brain changes with it and becomes their new truth.

Comment on COMMENT: Mystery of How Social Isolation Messes with Brain Solved | LiveScience by Ken Corvo

Ken Corvo — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:15:12 +0000

Bruce Perry’s work on neurodevelopment suggests a bleaker result: neglect and maltreatment of the infant leads to actual neuroanatomical deficits. Here the neocortical cell mass of the brain fails to grow while limbic cell mass goes though hypertrophy as a result of overstimulation from fear and stress. In extremis – not fixable. Blade Runner is an apt cinematic reference, but also check out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; quote: “You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.”

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Mamatha — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:43:38 +0000

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Comment on Placing “Couples and Affairs” Into an Attachment Theory Framework (Part 1) by A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2007–2012) :: Bowlby Less Traveled (BLT)

A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2007–2012) :: Bowlby Less Traveled (BLT) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:48:33 +0000

[...] the Clinical Challenges” held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 13, 2011 (blog format—click here to access part one). I summarized this workshop mainly because the presenter said that he would place affairs within [...]

Comment on Dr. Ippen-Ghosh on Attachment, Culture, and Trauma (Part I) by A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2007–2012) :: Bowlby Less Traveled (BLT)

A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2007–2012) :: Bowlby Less Traveled (BLT) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:26:55 +0000

[...] and Service Provision” held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 26, 2010 (blog format—click here to access part one). This summary marks my move away from the written summary format to the blog summary format. I [...]

Comment on A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2002–2007) by A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2002–2007) :: Bowlby Less …

A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2002–2007) :: Bowlby Less … — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:37:41 +0000

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Comment on My Gut Reaction to Intuition in Philanthropy by CEP | Data Point: What are Foundation CEOs’ Attitudes Toward Assessment? | The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:00:19 +0000

[...] has provoked some backlash, however. Some have raised questions – in op eds, blogs, and on the conference circuit – about whether there should be greater emphasis on “intuition” and less on data in [...]

Comment on COMMENT: Is There An Objectification Double Standard? by toniheineman

toniheineman — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:20:58 +0000

I would say “very nice,” except that there is nothing nice about it. It’s
very ugly, what we are doing to kids–and to parents. I have watched
parents struggle to resist schools’ recommendations for medication. It’s a
very tough fight, which they almost always lose.

Toni

Comment on UPDATE: The Tao of Brain Plasticity by Ken Corvo

Ken Corvo — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:42:58 +0000

Rick – a couple of reactions. First the “rewiring” discussion reminded me of the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. If you haven’t seen it, its worth a viewing. Body issues used to be a major focus of practice at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland – I believe not so much lately. It involved client
awareness- building of the experience of their body. It was thought to be particularly effective where clients were overly rational in their defenses and unable to access emotions.

Comment on Comment On: “One in 12 teenagers self harm, study finds” by Majority of Self-Harm Behavior in Teens Diminish in Adulthood

Majority of Self-Harm Behavior in Teens Diminish in Adulthood — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:04:17 +0000

[...] study is available in the November issue of the journal The Lancet. Here is the link for more info:A large percentage of adolescents who engage in self-harm behavior tend to outgrow it as they progre…piercing, tattooing and branding and burning and ingesting toxic substances or objects without [...]