Posted by dj on December 19, 1999, at 23:37:21
In reply to JUNIPER: Want to know, try LeDoux, posted by Zeke on December 18, 1999, at 13:06:40
> > while i wish i had information
This stuff looks interesting. I don't have the time to check it out right now, however if any of you would like to summarize or cut & paste some content here that would be cool!Definitely there are some strange unconscious bio-chemical reactions that lead to this degree of sensitivity. Like Noa I too have problems with turtlenecks and definitely with neckties, which I always wear loose and even then the GAG.. reflex kicks in, on too many occasions...
Definitely linked to stress, perhaps mild panic and perhaps to my very early days wearing a little tie and blazer to church which I hated...though the gag reflex really kicked in strongly about 14 years ago and was linked to a very stressful work situation, such that as I approached my place of work it would kick in... Usually it happens when no-one else is around though that has been less the case this past year...it'd damm annoying, freaky and frightening on various levels and is part of the reason I am interested in approachs beyond meds, which help some but are not sufficient and often have negative side effects as bad or worst than those they are supposed to relieve.
Nice to hear from you too, Noa. Bob's been unusually quiet for the past few days and Janice has come and gone again...go figure...
Ciao!
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> > i'd love to know the physiological mechanisms that contribute to such things.
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> Emotion, Memory and the Brain
> http://users.erols.com/toddstar/LeDoux1.htm
> I wonder how much we know of the real events causing our individual anxiety reactions. I think having some explanation is more important than having the correct explanation
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