Comments on: Obsessing on the horrors of the past http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:03:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14110 Chris Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:21:20 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14110 Hello Bookworm, Wow, You just described my Mother to a 'T'. She also survived Tjideng. Same thing happened in the final months before she died. Would be nice to talk to you. cmjamesatshaw.ca (replace at) Chris Hello Bookworm,

Wow, You just described my Mother to a ‘T’.

She also survived Tjideng. Same thing happened in the final months before she died.

Would be nice to talk to you.

cmjamesatshaw.ca (replace at)

Chris

]]> By: Mike Devx http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14108 Mike Devx Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:10:07 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14108 I've often heard and read people who discuss those who have lived very difficult adult lives, but are blessed when, as they age, they regress into memories of childhood that are filled with golden times and happy innocence. This article makes me realize that they may be right. How sad to have survived a traumatic childhood and overcome it, and lived a full and golden adult life, only to regress into a childhood that was traumatic. It's always been terrible to contemplate suffering children, and this is another reason to hate allowing the children to suffer. I’ve often heard and read people who discuss those who have lived very difficult adult lives, but are blessed when, as they age, they regress into memories of childhood that are filled with golden times and happy innocence. This article makes me realize that they may be right.

How sad to have survived a traumatic childhood and overcome it, and lived a full and golden adult life, only to regress into a childhood that was traumatic. It’s always been terrible to contemplate suffering children, and this is another reason to hate allowing the children to suffer.

]]> By: Lulu http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14116 Lulu Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:41:19 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14116 When we are tired and ill, we are more likely to be haunted by thoughts. A cataclysmic experience imprints itself on the brain, and though a person can temporarily block it or push it aside, it is easily pushed forward by triggering events. I believe that most survivors think/thought about the Holocaust daily throughout their lives after the war ended. They were younger and busier, somehow it was easier to cover up the anguish. Also, many survivors feel an urgency to discuss their ordeals as they age. Life is nearing its end. If these stories aren't told now, when will they be? My heart breaks for those people who relive these devastating traumas. When we are tired and ill, we are more likely to be haunted by thoughts. A cataclysmic experience imprints itself on the brain, and though a person can temporarily block it or push it aside, it is easily pushed forward by triggering events. I believe that most survivors think/thought about the Holocaust daily throughout their lives after the war ended. They were younger and busier, somehow it was easier to cover up the anguish.
Also, many survivors feel an urgency to discuss their ordeals as they age. Life is nearing its end. If these stories aren’t told now, when will they be?
My heart breaks for those people who relive these devastating traumas.

]]> By: Bookworm http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14109 Bookworm Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:29:50 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14109 I think Incredible Wife is right. Part of being busy was a positive personality trait, and part of it was a deflecting mechanism. I think Incredible Wife is right. Part of being busy was a positive personality trait, and part of it was a deflecting mechanism.

]]> By: Laer http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14111 Laer Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:19:49 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14111 Sorry, Book. How sad. My mom has become more and more negative in recent years -- I wonder if Great Depression and WWII memories are overwhelming her, or if it's just being an Inside the Beltway liberal in the Bush years. Incredible Wife thinks your mom was so busy being busy and happy during her middle years that perhaps she never worked through her difficulties with this, and if she had confronted her demons sooner, she might not be dealing with them now. Sorry, Book. How sad.

My mom has become more and more negative in recent years — I wonder if Great Depression and WWII memories are overwhelming her, or if it’s just being an Inside the Beltway liberal in the Bush years.

Incredible Wife thinks your mom was so busy being busy and happy during her middle years that perhaps she never worked through her difficulties with this, and if she had confronted her demons sooner, she might not be dealing with them now.

]]> By: Bookworm http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14115 Bookworm Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:04:20 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14115 The latter, Y. The latter, Y.

]]> By: ymarsakar http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14114 ymarsakar Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:28:26 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14114 Are these repressed memories, Book, or simply memories she has spoken of before but now continue to repeat? Are these repressed memories, Book, or simply memories she has spoken of before but now continue to repeat?

]]> By: Deana http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/08/23/obsessing-on-the-horrors-of-the-past/#comment-14112 Deana Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:51:54 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1708#comment-14112 Bookworm - I'm so sorry for your mom. And you and your family. I know from personal experience that the memories one has of their loved one's later years can at times overwhelm your ability to remember all the good times. I hadn't really thought about what the likely consequences would be for those people who had survived the unspeakable and then get to that point in their life when they have a lot of time on their hands and are prone to reflection. It makes perfect sense though. I hope that all the goodness and light and joy that has been in your mom's life can stay forever present in her mind. She sounds pretty amazing. Deana Bookworm -

I’m so sorry for your mom. And you and your family. I know from personal experience that the memories one has of their loved one’s later years can at times overwhelm your ability to remember all the good times.

I hadn’t really thought about what the likely consequences would be for those people who had survived the unspeakable and then get to that point in their life when they have a lot of time on their hands and are prone to reflection. It makes perfect sense though.

I hope that all the goodness and light and joy that has been in your mom’s life can stay forever present in her mind. She sounds pretty amazing.

Deana

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