Quote: I now empathize with the fact that her subconscious is trying to undermine her conscious. The more we maintain an environment where their subconscious is battling their conscious, the sooner they will start to reflect inwards and be more motivated to examine themselves.
Dave, it's even more complex than that. As Schnarch explains it, it's more like a battle between the 3 parts of our brain - the "Reptilian" brain (the small part at the top of the spine), the "Mammalian brain" (the Cortex, or the part between the back and the front of the brain), and the Neo-Cortex (the front-most and most recently-developed - and most "human" part). The Reptilian brain is most involved in basic functions like respiration etc. (autonomic responses), but is also involved in the fight-or-flight response. When we are under stress, the tendancy is for that part of the brain to rule the day. The mammalian part of the brain is capable of pair-bonding behavior and care of young, but it's the neo-cortex that, if it is brought into play, makes us capable of TRUE intimacy, and being at our most Human. Hope this isn't too "clinical"...
