tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6662826645330810923..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: "Girls": Season 2, Episode 1: Hannah Breaks Up With AdamStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-8292009085959529702013-01-15T15:43:03.306-08:002013-01-15T15:43:03.306-08:00"You might say, correctly, that she feels wha..."You might say, correctly, that she feels what she feels when she feels it but that does not necessarily mean that she knows what she feels when she feels it."<br /><br />I think that she only knows that she's feeling strong feelings.<br /><br />And she knows that it's important to act when you feel strong feelings.<br /><br />So, she feels feelings and then acts in response to this intense wave of feelings.<br /><br />However, as you note, she may be skipping the "actual identification of feeling" step.<br /><br />Although her specific problem may also be that there's no actual thinking occurring between the feeling and the resultant action.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-89013273402438645612013-01-15T15:14:11.699-08:002013-01-15T15:14:11.699-08:00Point well taken... and yet, at some point when Ha...Point well taken... and yet, at some point when Hannah is explaining that she is over Adam, a friend tells her that she speaks about him all the time.<br /><br />You might say, correctly, that she feels what she feels when she feels it but that does not necessarily mean that she knows what she feels when she feels it.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-40006839807996088062013-01-15T15:09:15.449-08:002013-01-15T15:09:15.449-08:00"I defy anyone to show me what there is in Ha..."I defy anyone to show me what there is in Hannah’s speech that represents objective, scientific information."<br /><br />Here it is!:<br /><br />"And I feel how I feel when I feel it."<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that if we hooked her up to a brain scanner, we would find that this statement is completely true. The feeling parts of her brain would come to life when she feels what she feels.<br /><br />So, I think this is a scientifically accurate statement.<br /><br />She does in fact feel what she feels when she feels it.<br /><br />JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.com