Category Archives: Battle trauma

Thoughts on the “impaired reaction complex” – the effect of an impaired self and an inability to react

Posted on May 19, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

I often talk about what I call the “impaired reaction complex”. Here are some thoughts on it: THE “IMPAIRED REACTION COMPLEX” To me, the “impaired reaction complex” is something that primarily reflects the self and describes a problem associated with … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on how we live in a post Germanic warrior society and how it has affected Western society

Posted on April 26, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

It seems, to me, that we are a post Germanic warrior society. This means that it has lasting effects that continue to this day. In some ways, Western European society, the heir to Germanic warrior society, still acts as if … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on grieving and its effects – the “grieving reaction”, the “reorienting of ones self”, and such

Posted on April 7, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

I found this article that I started many years ago.  I decided to finish it and publish it: Grieving is primarily a result of a loss of self.  A part of ones self is “gone” or “removed” or “lost”.  More … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “defeated people syndrome” – the effects of being defeated

Posted on August 9, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: In a recent conversation I said of some interesting things about “the South”.  This is the Confederate states of the Civil War, in the southeastern part of the U.S., also called ” the old south”.  … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “post war reaction” – the effects of the “war cause authority”

Posted on January 16, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: It seems that war tends to cause a reaction following the war.  I call it the “post war reaction”. I should point out that in this article I will primarily focus on the effects caused … Continue reading →

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Various thoughts on the “Victorian” era – “modernism”, apprehension, war, mass communication, and conflict of ideas

Posted on November 16, 2017 by mikespassingthoughts

Here are some thoughts I had: THE “VICTORIAN” ERA I tend to view that we are still in the “Victorian” era.  Perhaps the term “Victorian” isn’t the best word but I continue to use it as it makes it clear … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “brutal strip” (an effect of the Mongolian invasions???) and the creation of the “brutal culture” – a cultural reaction to crisis

Posted on December 14, 2015 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: I have always speculated that the Mongolian invasions created a tendency for some cultures to develop a brutality that continues to this day. I am no expert on this area and cultures but it sure seems … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “myth of the tough guy” – an attempt at manifesting American ideals???

Posted on July 26, 2014 by mikespassingthoughts

(This is my 700th blog) Over the years I have been mystified by a statement that seemed ‘odd’ to me.  This is the statement: “Act like a man!” I’ve always wondered what that meant . . . Throughout the years I … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “is sickness”: ‘going out of my mind’, ‘bark shock’, depression, and other things

Posted on December 30, 2013 by mikespassingthoughts

There is something which I call the “is sickness”.  This name comes from the “is” (I have spoken of this in an article called “Thoughts on the pre-self, primal self, world self, post-self, and the greater self“).  The “is sickness” is a particular … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the ‘Munchausen Effect’ and the military – the power and dilemma of illusion

Posted on July 5, 2012 by mikespassingthoughts

There is something that I call the ‘Munchausen Effect’.  It is something that is seen in the military . . . and for a reason.  It primarily consists of a tendency to create falls views of oneself and ones place … Continue reading →

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