Blogs about: Repetition Compulsion
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Skies are blue
I have been living in NYC for three months now and I think I just had my first massive attack of Miami nostalgia. Through Facebook I’ve been able to keep in touch with friends in Miami much bett… more →
A Very Nonny Mouse
Which one of us was that, again?
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sharontohline wrote 1 month ago: It’s difficult to follow up Erin’s revelation of the LCI, especially because it’s … more →
Losing my Innocence, One (Private) School Day at a Time
Erin wrote 2 months ago: One afternoon as we drank kool-aid and ate crackers at Sharon’s dining room table after a day … more →
Failed Incantations
Erin wrote 2 months ago: In kindergarten one day, I cut my hair. Just a little piece, about 2 inches long, off the back. I … more →
On Not-Tina-Turner and Overachieving
Erin wrote 2 months ago: Sharon, First of all, I agree with your mom: hold your pencil however you want! I’m glad that … more →
A Sidebar on (Not)Tina Turner and Treehouses
sharontohline wrote 2 months ago: Erin, I have just written an absurdly long post philosophizing about working moms, economic conditio … more →
Giving an Account of Myself(s)
Erin wrote 2 months ago: When Sharon asked me to be a part of this blog, I really couldn’t say yes fast enough. I … more →
the blue option
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Li'l Pony wrote 3 months ago: I used to keep a closet full of different clothes. Well, different shirts. I never had many pants be … more →
Pruning
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hitchhiker72 wrote 4 months ago: After some mulling (but not too much!), I have slashed my Facebook ‘Friends’ list down f … more →
Down the (rabbit) hole
hitchhiker72 wrote 5 months ago: I came across this poem in Sogyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (1992) (Will … more →
Masochism: A bridge to the other side of abuse - Elizabeth Howell
ollielyttelton wrote 7 months ago: Full Article Every once in a while I come across a research article that opens my mind. I have come … more →
catastrophe, in syndication
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adswithoutproducts wrote 7 months ago: Funny thing. Not so long ago, it looked like the future when this sort of stuff was shown on TV. Now … more →
The Repetition Compulsion - revisited
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ollielyttelton wrote 7 months ago: I have come across several different possible explanations for the repetition compulsion in the lite … more →
Repetition Compulsion - "You can't hold back the past..."
ollielyttelton wrote 7 months ago: Repetition compulsion is the term used by Freud to describe the mind’s tendency to repeat trau … more →
politics as usual
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Li'l Pony wrote 8 months ago: Sometimes I get to wondering about the issue of politics. And not identity politics, but real politi … more →
verba volant
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jonie v. wrote 8 months ago: when i was little i used the dictionary all the time. it was very frustrating because the definition … more →
other children's skin
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adswithoutproducts wrote 11 months ago: From a nice piece in the NYT today about thrift stores in Poland: Thrift stores here have become imp … more →
Repeating Life's Patterns--Part II
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thecountryshrink wrote 1 year ago: Some concepts in psychology are very difficult to explain. Part of the reason is that some concepts … more →
Repeating Life's Patterns-Part I
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thecountryshrink wrote 1 year ago: I remember one fellow I saw. He was a bartender. Over the years, he joked to all of his friends, … more →
