If I have open time, and I'm in Manhattan, I'll just walk to wherever I'm going, even if I could get there faster on the subway. I just love walking the streets of New York. Siri Hustvedt fastlovemanhattan Change image and share on social
Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory function, such as the hippocampus, appear to be affected, although exactly how and why remains controversial. Siri Hustvedt affectareabrain share on social
Scientists have a tendency to believe in absolutes, in studies and the repeating of them. Psychoanalysis is firmly based in subjective accounts. We need both. Siri Hustvedt absoluteaccountbase Change image and share on social
I've come to understand that migraine is a part of the personality. I have migraine troughs. These often follow high productivity. I have a hypo-manic phase, then I'll crash. Siri Hustvedt crashfollowhave Change image and share on social
Children are not in a position to assess risk and safety; it must be done for them, and it must be done carefully. Siri Hustvedt assescarefullychild Change image and share on social
I love making up visual works of art in language. I get to be an artist without actually being an artist in that sense. Siri Hustvedt artartistlanguage Change image and share on social
I am not a physician, but I am deeply interested in diagnostic categories and have read extensively in the history of the subject. Siri Hustvedt categorydeeplydiagnostic Change image and share on social
It is tempting to think of this form of insomnia, the inability to fall asleep, as a disease of agency and control: the inability to relinquish high self-reflexive consciousness for the vulnerable, ignorant regions of slumber in which we know not what we do. Siri Hustvedt agencyasleepconsciousness share on social
Sigmund Freud was very much a creature of his time. He did not 'invent' the unconscious. Siri Hustvedt creaturefreudinvent Change image and share on social
Nobody knows what either sleep or waking consciousness is, even though these two have long been seen as the two sides of being: part of life's unvarying diurnal rhythm. Siri Hustvedt consciousnessdiurnallife Change image and share on social
