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Nov 23, 2009, 08:08 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
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Zooropa...
Regardless what you call these experiences, I know that they are horrible for you and I'm sorry that you are experiencing them.
I'd like to share my opinion however. Body memories vs. tactile hallucinations? One medical dictionary states that a tactile hallucination is a "false perception of movement or sensation, as from an amputated limb, or crawling sensation on the skin".
Now, just because the perception is false, i.e. the limb has been amputated but is still felt by the person, doesn't mean that the stimulus was never there. It doesn't mean that that persons limb didn't exist at some point. So, in essences this false perception (tactile hallucination) would be a memory. It would be a memory of the body....of the central nervous system and nerves that still recognize the limb as being present.
Only your T knows why she didn't answer your question. Maybe she spaced out, maybe she didn't want to steer the therapy car in that direction at the moment. However, I don't think that the fear of inducing false memories has anything to do with it....WHATSOEVER!!!
A body memory is not false. If you were assaulted and you experienced these horrible events and your body remembers it...there's nothing false about that. Your T knows this too.
A person can have a tactile hallucination without it being a body memory. But they can't have a body memory without having it be a tactile hallucination. I hope this makes sense.
Take care...
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