tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post3892655204684693115..comments2024-03-05T00:35:33.495+01:00Comments on Different Thoughts: Here's to my therapist II - Why "mental illness" is neither genetically caused nor genetically predisposedMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-39917484109802237352008-09-04T13:03:00.000+02:002008-09-04T13:03:00.000+02:00Hi Gianna,no doubt whatsoever, that you're totally...Hi Gianna,<BR/><BR/>no doubt whatsoever, that you're totally right. <BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, sometimes... Just yesterday I yielded to the temptation and told someone, who absolutely had to rubbish Peter Gabriel (how trivial can it get?!), to eff off and listen to something else if they didn't get his music. Completely trivial. But my PG-fan-ego said: 'No one rubbishes Peter Gabriel like that unpunished!' and won :( And I thought, I'd learned something from the Larry-experience... Not yet enough, it seems.<BR/><BR/>Watching all the videos is something of a marathon. Nothing to say to that you didn't make it through the whole series, being tired beforehand. I'm so glad, and grateful to you, that you posted them!<BR/><BR/>But what are you doing up in the middle of the night, around here?? Now you go and get yourself a good night's sleep! <BR/><BR/>Love to you, too.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-22728721804556051212008-09-04T12:04:00.000+02:002008-09-04T12:04:00.000+02:00Hi ladies,I'm up in the middle of the night tired....Hi ladies,<BR/>I'm up in the middle of the night tired...just wanted to say...you hang in there Jane!<BR/><BR/>I've had shit slung at me many times...I'm finding a thicker skin and I'm finding letting things go is often best...even completely ignoring shit is sometimes good...<BR/><BR/>I know that is not everyone's style...and that's okay too...I just need to learn how to keep my peace of mind...<BR/><BR/>can't wait to read your book either, Jane...<BR/><BR/>and Marian...this is one of my favorite pieces by you...I confess I caught on that Lipton was cool, but when I posted the videos I was tired and didn't even listen to all of them...you gave me an education of what I had originally posted!! oh my!<BR/><BR/>love to both of you.Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-38783669367731002702008-09-04T11:56:00.000+02:002008-09-04T11:56:00.000+02:00I cringed a bit, when I hit "publish comment" for ...I cringed a bit, when I hit "publish comment" for the one above. Not because I think it's OT at all. What you've faced at YouTube lately somehow is the same as what I see, Bruce Lipton's (and so many others') work faces. Difference: some people (no names here) are just too brain disabled to see, that hitting out wildly won't get them anywhere in terms of making a point, and that they'd better use the keep-silent-tactics, the professionals are so darn good at, when they're out of factual arguments.<BR/><BR/>That you get these reactions to your work, only shows how right on you are. Take it as a compliment. Even if it definitely is a challenge having to put up with so much bs. You're brave, and you haven't lost your cool more than what is absolutely legitimate (unless we talk about Buddha himself ;) ).<BR/><BR/>What I cringed a bit at, was the 2nd paragraph of your comment. But, well, that's a subject for a post of its own, about birthdays, or coming home with an A in a maths test, and about a self-esteem that approaches zero... Anyhow, I love when things get discussed in an intelligent way, and I find that at your blog and vlog. So, vice versa, in regard to the 2nd paragraph. Can't wait to read your book!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-67231468978382001742008-09-04T07:08:00.000+02:002008-09-04T07:08:00.000+02:00You are welcome, you have been so kind and spent t...You are welcome, you have been so kind and spent time on my site, and I have neglected thee. <BR/><BR/>You are one of the best blog people find I've run into out here. Your writing is fantastic and your intellect rampant.<BR/><BR/>I just got totally ravaged by a den of probiopsych zombies online but I am fine. My armor hath a few holes in it and I have my bucket of water out to douse fires.<BR/><BR/>Seems my work has stirred the bipolar hemocytes and they had nothing but lies, slander, trolling and basically accused me of a slew of fabricated stuff some of it semi serious.<BR/><BR/>Whew<BR/><BR/>Just had to tell someone and I thought of you. I slightly lost my cool. :( but not catastrophically.<BR/><BR/>It was good practice. It's going to get worse when I am done.<BR/><BR/>Sorry totally OTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-51232120251797794822008-09-04T02:11:00.000+02:002008-09-04T02:11:00.000+02:00I love this guy! These vids really made my day, wh...I love this guy! These vids really made my day, when I saw them. Have to get hold of the book.<BR/><BR/>But, hey, I thought, you were working on <I>your</I> book. Not hanging out in the blogosphere. Well well, thanks for hanging out here and commenting! :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-86226952166964743292008-09-04T01:40:00.000+02:002008-09-04T01:40:00.000+02:00"On a biological level, life is proteins, not gene...<I>"On a biological level, life is proteins, not genes. Genes are nothing but a plan. The house is built by signals and of proteins, and which house is built depends on the ground, the environment. Not on predetermined plans. Every organism carries the plans for all imaginable houses inside itself, the possibility to change plans included. Thus, everything is possible. Which in the end becomes manifested is a question of what signals the environment sends - and of how the individual perceives its environment. Which is dependent on the environment that to start with has formed the individual's perception of its environment.<BR/><BR/>Brought to the level of human behaviour, it is perception (of our environment) that controls behaviour, not biology"</I><BR/><BR/>Excellent. I only watched the first video but it was captivating. He is quite a speaker. I did not know about the shortfall of genes in the genome project. Great vid, great information and great post. I understand the therapist comment better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-30830032425892119742008-08-23T14:40:00.000+02:002008-08-23T14:40:00.000+02:00"But the way we respond to environment is affected..."But the way we respond to environment is affected by our genetics -- put two people in the same situation or two infants in the same home and you'll get two distinct responses."<BR/><BR/>This is part of Bruce Lipton's findings, that our environment already influences the way we perceive it even before we are born. So, an individual may very well be born with what our society would call "defective" genes. Still, possible mutations are a result of the environment, we found ourselves in right from the very beginning (i.e. when we were just one single cell). Something, I'll do another piece about some day soon.<BR/><BR/>The problem with the situation you refer to in your comment is that you can't create the exact same environment for two people, no matter how hard you try. Even if you take identical twins, and even if their parents are 100% dedicated to raise them completely in the same manner, there will always be factors, that provide differences to their respective environment, and thus makes them become different personalities - although they, under the above mentioned circumstances, may not differ just as much as siblings of different age/gender, whose parents don't care/aren't aware of how they treat them (differently).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links! Looks very interesting, and reminds me immediately of the studies that have shown meditation to have an influence on brain waves and tissue. I'll check them out as soon as possible.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-20209151987952378402008-08-23T14:06:00.000+02:002008-08-23T14:06:00.000+02:00Fascinating and thought provoking. Thank you.I've ...Fascinating and thought provoking. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I've come to conclude that environment plays a crucial role in shaping who we are, and that we can change ourselves by selecting our evironment and stimuli.<BR/><BR/>But the way we respond to environment is affected by our genetics -- put two people in the same situation or two infants in the same home and you'll get two distinct responses.<BR/><BR/>You and your readers might be interested in Susanne Jaeggi and Martin Buschkuehl's study on <A HREF="http://mindsparkebrainfitnesspro.com/science-neuroplasticity-brain-exercises.htm" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Jaeggi Buschkuehl Brain Exercises Improve IQ Training Working Memory">Improving Fluid Intelligence by Training Working Memory</A> (PNAS April 2008) which recorded increases in mental agility (fluid intelligence) of more than 40% after 19 days of focused brain training. A dramatic example of our ability to change.<BR/><BR/>I was so impressed that I contacted the research team and developed a software program using the same method.<BR/><A HREF="http://mindsparkebrainfitnesspro.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="train prep iq sat act gre gmat brain exercises">Mind Sparke Brain Fitness <I>Pro</I></A><BR/><BR/>martin<BR/>mind evolve, llcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-52851754830756770042008-08-22T03:48:00.000+02:002008-08-22T03:48:00.000+02:00Thanks Gianna! I just did the Danish version, and,...Thanks Gianna! I just did the Danish version, and, in the wake of it, added a bit to this one.<BR/><BR/>Which really maddens me is that things like these are never heard of in the media, while they blow up stuff like "We found the cause (not)! Schizophrenics have (not) defective chromosomes!" totally out of proportion. And the public believes that junk.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-71597097073427251022008-08-22T02:48:00.000+02:002008-08-22T02:48:00.000+02:00this is beautifully done Marian...this is beautifully done Marian...Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.com