Chapter One: The Brain Is the Soul's Fragile Dwelling Place The Feedback Loop Between the Brain and the Soul Offers New Answers
The brain is the violin and the soul is the violinist. They both need to work together in order to make beautiful music. -- FATHER CHARLES ARA, CATHOLIC PRIEST
-- FATHER CHARLES ARA, CATHOLIC PRIEST
Josey experienced a living hell. Not as a far-off place where people burn for unforgiven sins, but in her everyday life. Josey suffered from panic disorder, the most common psychiatric disorder in the United States. It began in her early twenties. She worried constantly, saw the future as negative and frightening, and endured many anxiety attacks. The attacks, which came on suddenly, were associated with crushing chest pain, her heart pounding hard against her chest wall; she also had trouble catching her breath, and she felt that something terrible was about to happen. The attacks made her hide from the world. They came in waves, eight to ten in a month, and then months with none at all. They were unpredictable. Her life started to revolve around the fear of attacks. She dropped ou ... read full excerpt from: Healing the Hardware of the Soul: How Making the Brain-Soul Connection Can Optimize Your Life, Love, and Spiritual Growth ebook