If we, as humans, have anything in common it is that we want to “feel” good more and “feel” bad less. That is “Affect Psychology.” This is the place to start. This site is comprised of a collection of work by Dr. Brian Lynch, a family doctor whose patients have benefited tremendously from his approach which is based on “Affect Psychology” and the work of Silvan S. Tomkins.
Dr. Brian Lynch clarifies and explains how we human beings might better understand ourselves with more patient acceptance of our basic emotions. I have found Dr. Lynch’s approach helpful personally, and have shared his insights with others who also find his ideas helpful.
Dr. Brian Lynch clarifies and explains how we human beings might better understand ourselves with more patient acceptance of our basic emotions. I have found Dr. Lynch’s approach helpful personally, and have shared his insights with others who also find his ideas helpful.
I dedicate my practice almost entirely to substance-abuse and of that mostly to the use of buprenorphine(Suboxone, Zubsolv). I am limited to the number of patients I can see and I limit my patient number, voluntarily, to less than that number in order to give a higher quality of care.*It is if you want maximum privacy.
Affects & Script Theory - Silvian S. Tomkins, The Basis for our Emotional Life
A resource page for the life and work of Silvan S. Tomkins.
Silvan Tomkins is often said to be the “American Einstein”, yet his work is little known.
His major work is entitled AFFECT IMAGERY CONSCIOUSNESS, a four volume set that was written over nearly forty years, the last volume near his death. Tomkins died in 1991.
Many of us who have come to know and love his work and ideas see in that work organizing principles for what it means to be human and thus what it means to be healthy and clues as to how to get there.