tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post1747077797095995636..comments2024-03-21T22:36:54.451-04:00Comments on HISTORIES OF THINGS TO COME: The Problem with Memory 9: Remembering to Predict the FutureLC Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-33976471506170201402014-01-09T15:57:42.661-05:002014-01-09T15:57:42.661-05:00Hi pblfsda, Thanks for your comment - yes this is ...Hi pblfsda, Thanks for your comment - yes this is what I was trying to say. We have negative emotions and reactions, even PTSD develops logically in response to traumatic experiences. It would be unhealthy to respond without fear and pain to that which is fearful and painful. Of course PTSD is a runaway train, where the mind is locked in a fight-or-flight loop of trauma-retreat-protection. No one can blame these researchers for wanting to alleviate its effects. But their core approach - the way they come to the problem - is strange.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-86051935750603040362014-01-08T18:55:58.506-05:002014-01-08T18:55:58.506-05:00"If you could take away the fear associated w..."If you could take away the fear associated with the memory..."<br /><br />So, let's hypothesize that I've been horribly burned and traumatized by the experience. My doctor introduces me to a consultant who tells me, "In my expert opinion I think it would be best for you if you remember every moment of the event in which your body was damaged, but eliminate any fear you may have of fire which might discourage you from allowing it to happen again."<br /><br />It would be at that moment that introduce him to a traumatic experience of his own that he can cherish for the rest of his life.pblfsdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471473189061385119noreply@blogger.com