Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: Stress Is Not a Short Term Event

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: Stress Is Not a Short Term Event: I think we are outfitted with inbuilt mechanisms to handle adverse events—stress.  But let’s be clear what stress is. It is not falling off...

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Pain Inside Need

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Pain Inside Need: Why does need hurt?  Well, it does not until we feel it. Then it hurts a lot, which is why most of us act it out.  We show our needs every ...

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: How Do You Know If You're Neurotic?

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: How Do You Know If You're Neurotic?: One way is to see if your brain gates are in good working order.  Is your unconscious too close to top level neocortex? Are the gates too s...

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Saga of my Life

Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Saga of my Life: I will recount another one of my Primals which occurred last night. You mean you are still Primaling?  At ninety? A bit unseemly?   Ah no. ...