April 06, 2004
Irises
Big promises re information about Roger Pitman's study involving intervention with propranalol, a beta blocker, right after a traumatic event to prevent the development of PTSD. Do I really have to discuss this? I don't feel like it. I can just hypertext. The great thing about hypertext is how little one has to know in order to provide information with some authority. Of course, scholarship and deep thinking have never been my forte, due to my miniscule attention span.
Just a small thought. There is an ethical dilemma posed by some who say that trauma develops empathy, and to erase it, as it occurs, is to erase the complexity of character development in the context of human experience. On the other hand, I have also seen trauma foment rage, precipitate perpetration, kill the soul and ruin generations of lives. Without it, however, we could all be in danger of becoming Dan Quayle (where is he now, and why isn't he serving in this administration?)
Well folks, I have definitely lost my edge. I have been rambling, fact dumping , and groping around in the dark for a few days now. Perhaps it's viral. I tried to meditate this morning. Thought I'd thought-watch for a few minutes and see what happened. I was not amused. I realized that it takes me a full hour to get to theta; more time than I had available.
I shall just post pretty pictures of flowers, while I wait for inspiration or spring, whichever comes first.
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