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Addiction

The Human Givens approach to addiction. Symptoms, effective treatments, self help, links and further information.

07/16/2009

Anger

The Human Givens approach to anger. Symptoms, effective treatments, self help, links and further information.

07/16/2009

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Anxiety

The Human Givens approach to anxiety. Symptoms, effective treatments, self help, links and further information.

07/16/2009

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Dreaming to Forget - The REM state is at the core of bein...

Have you ever wondered why we evolved to dream? Or why dreams can seem so real and meaningful when we are experiencing them but are mostly forgotten? Or why, when we do manage to remember a dream, it often seems so weird? / In the expectation fulfilment theory of dreaming (first published in 199...

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How to stop a panic attack - and how overbreathing can pr...

Anxiety is a gift from nature because it aids survival — none of us would live long if anxiety didn't stop us from taking foolhardy risks! But, like anything else, excessive anxiety can be problematic and become as disabling as any chronic physical illness. / This article explains what a pani...

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The Human Givens Charter

The Human Givens Charter is an essential guide for anyone who wants to understand why our culture is so poorly served by its institutions and who wishes to join with others to do something realistic to improve this situation. / Year by year the rates of mental illness in the United Kingdom are r...

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Why some treatments for treating PTSD and trauma work so ...

Joe Griffin suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder treatments (EFT, EMDR and the rewind technique) that can yield immediate success share an underlying mechanism, which explains their effect. / PLEASE NOTE: / The HGI strongly recommends that the rewind technique be the treatment of choice f...

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Doris Lessing [interview] - Our Collective Cultural Insanity

Doris Lessing believes we are all much closer to craziness than we like to believe. In conversations with Ivan Tyrrell she talks about age, breakdowns and sufism. / This article first appeared in Volume 1, Issue 3 (1993) of the Human Givens journal. (Formally The Therapist). For more articles pl...

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Molar Memories: how an ancient mechanism can ruin lives

When we react excessively to events, major or minor, we may be victims of a primitive survival mechanism gone awry, suggests research psychologist Joe Griffin. Despite often causing years of distress, it can be treated successfully — and usually remarkably quickly. / This article explains what m...

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What is the Human Givens Approach?

The Human Givens approach is the first bio-psycho-social school of psychology to originate in the UK and Ireland. / This document provides a short summary of the approach and gives links to find further information.

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Caetextia: a new definition of autism and Asperger's

Supposing that, throughout the entire autistic spectrum generally, there is a phenomenon occurring that has not previously been identified? What if a remarkable mental capacity, one that came to the fore when mammals first appeared, is missing from people on the autistic spectrum? And what if thi...

Mary Kretzmann scribbled: I've seen that going gluten free helps some people with these ailments. Coconut oil also helps. You probably have heard that... 06/02/2009

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Depression - Some distortions of fact

Depression kills people — in every country in the world suicide rates are increasing At all age levels depression rates in the population are rising quickly. Although not a biological illness, it appears to be 'contagious'.Moreover, people's understanding of it is confusingly coloured by myths: ...

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How to lift depression quickly and safely

Depression kills people — in every country in the world suicide rates are increasing. At all age levels depression rates in the population are rising quickly. / The Human Givens approach brings clarity and understanding to depression, and by understanding the cycle of depression and it's relati...