This reminds me of some of the conspiracy-oriented “Illuminati mind-programming” theory, but applied in a much more believable context. The below description has strong matches with my own experiences of how my mind works. Via Dan Gould:
A COEX System (Systems of Condensed Experience) is a concept coined by Grof (1976) to describe the way the human brain organizes its experience. A COEX is basically a set of related experiences organized around a powerful emotional center.
COEX systems are organized around around a “root experience.” The “root” of a COEX system (the COEX Root) is formed when a powerful and emotionally charge experiences becomes imprinted in the genetic structure of neuronal cells. Subsequent experiences, which the Physical Unit perceives as related, will become “filed” along with the original memory trace.
COEX systems can be weak or strong. The strength of a COEX system is determined by its “root” (or nodal) experience (often to be found in perinatal or early childhood trauma) and any subsequent experiences that become imprinted along with the root. A strong COEX system will have a strong root experience and many subsequent reinforcing experiences. Weaker systems may have a strong root, but will have few to none significant reinforcement experiences.
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