Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxd!rlr From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Choice Message-ID: <1436@pyuxd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 11:59:20 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxd.1436 Posted: Wed Aug 7 11:59:20 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 20:05:46 EDT References: <1102@pucc-i> Organization: Whatever we're calling ourselves this week Lines: 13 What you describe is a suppression of natural physical reactions to sensations that are painful. The act is an act of suppression, just as holding in your anger when you're really angry is suppression of emotions. It is not considered healthy, but it can be done. What some of the people here are talking about is NOT suppression, but rather a learning process through which one stops associating certain experiences with negative images that result directly in negative emotions, realizing that those associations are bogus. That's not "controlling your emotions" in the same sense that "controlling your obliviousness to pain" is. -- "iY AHORA, INFORMACION INTERESANTE ACERCA DE... LA LLAMA!" Rich Rosen ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr