[lit-ideas] Re: Tune in and turn off
- From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 14:01:06 -0700
Omar wrote:
but it is possible to rationalize them
> by talking about them constantly. That is the idea of
> psychotherapy.
ck: This--rationalizing feelings--is not the idea of psychotherapy at all.
You're out of your depth. So is Iremandy in misdescribing
cognitive-behavioral theory. How irritating would it be to hear the study of
nuclear physics seriously described as small, invisible objects that control
everything. That's about the level of psychodynamic theory, discussed here.
The grasp of concepts gleaned is too rudimentary to withstand swift
correction. But the apparent disrespect for psychology in this discussion
makes attempts at correction unnecessary.
Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Omar Kusturica" <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:47 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Tune in and turn off
>
>
> --- Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> For Omar, talking about feelings is like talking
>> about hunger. Does talking about hunger water down
>> hunger?
>
> *No, but I don't think that emotions and bodily
> sensations are the same thing, though they can be
> lumped together as 'feelings.'
>
> There is a school of thought that says one
>> can control one's feelings by addressing the
>> underlying unconscious thought process. But
>> emotions are beyond logic or reason.
>
> *As such, yes, but it is possible to rationalize them
> by talking about them constantly. That is the idea of
> psychotherapy. My point is that there is a danger of
> losing the emotion by constantly analyzing it,
> discussing it, expressing it verbally etc.
>
> O.K.
>
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