I was bitten by a dog some time back, and when I was recalling it to my
therapist, I started having all the same physical symptoms I had at the
time- shaking, tears, etc. I was not really even that upset emotionally
by the bite, it was not dramatic- the dog simply walked up and chomped
on my hand, and then went to his kennel and snarled while I locked the
door. It was somewhat upsetting at the time, but not too bad, and I was
certainly not upset re-living it. Never the less, my body continued to
have the same adrenaline reaction I had at the time of injury. So, I
was re-living it with the therapist. I asked him why this was so, and
what was going on, and he told me about how memories trigger such like
things. To turn this off, at his suggestion I simply thought of a
relaxing experience of sunbathing on the beach, and the tremors and
other reactions went away.
I understand you to mean reviewing the experiences repeatedly decreases
the reactions with each viewing.
Thought it was worth a mention. Kathryn
On Aug 18, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Faith Saint Francis wrote:
Sure thing,
crystal clear explanation, finally outright honest
BUT
I believe we ought to help the victim(s) also, for:
They incline to 'put away' their traumatic experience, not wanting to
think of it in any way which is logic,
yet:
Victims can also rid themselves of the experience by every time when
the awful memory comes up
think it over attentively, from beginning to end.
These memories may last a while, how long depends on the person -
depends on the occurance;
yet, there will come a time when the victim realizes 'hey .. I
haven't thought about IT for quite a while'.
That is the moment when you have freed yourself of IT.
Then it won't haunt you anymore, not in night-mares, not in
deja-vues, not in Fruedianisms.
Thought to be of help
FaithStFrancis
> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:15:53 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: CS>Argentyn 23 & EIS
>
> "Clarity" ...The second enemy of the 'man of knowledge.'
>
> (Juan Matus)
>
>
>
> Ode Coyote wrote:
> >
> > Try this: Write down every detail of an important preferably
traumatic
> > and very personal event, what you saw and felt about it as it is
> > happening or very soon after.
> > Put it away for 2 years and go back and read it.
> > I did that while losing my ex to alcoholism. [She died]
> > I could not believe I had written what I did.
> > I no longer take my feelings and memories very seriously,
ESPECIALLY the
> > "important" ones.
> >
> > Now..."I believe I saw" gets more credit as a truthful statement
than "I
> > know I saw".
> > Whenever I encounter certainty, I am reminded to
doubt...especially my
> > own certainties.
> >
> > It's better to be rightfully wrong than wrongfully right.
> >
> > ode
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