Hysteria is something that I’ve been interested for a very long time. I thought I might have it, but it seems that it’s unlikely. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
Both depression and anxiety disorders, for example, are repeatedly described in the media as ‘chemical imbalances in the brain,’ as if spontaneous neural events with no relation to anything outside a person’s brain cause depression and anxiety. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
Flashbacks rarely involve language. Mine certainly didn’t. They were visual, motor, and sensory, and they took place in a relentless, horrifying present. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
I am convinced that during bouts of insomnia, I have sometimes slept without knowing it. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
Most of us accept that although we may believe our dreams to be real events, upon waking, we can tell the difference between nocturnal hallucinations and reality. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
Sleep resistance, bouts of insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, crawling into bed with parents in the middle of the night – all these are so common among children, it seems fair to call them ‘normal.’ Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
I am always suspicious of those who impose ‘rules’ on child rearing. Every child is different in terms of temperament and learning, and every parent responds to a particular child, not some generalized infant or youngster. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
The computer model will be replaced by an organic model, in which the brain-mind is embodied – part of a whole, dynamic, living organism: one driven by emotional forces, not only cognitive ones. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
I was 13 when I had my first bout of insomnia. My family was in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the summer, and day never really became night. Siri Hustvedt Read Quote
