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Old Feb 20, 2012, 09:44 AM
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Unfortunately REALITY always comes out eventually. I find that in many situations where I have encountered others, as much as I want to believe they will simply be honest, straight forward and responsible, they fail to do so, and often choose to make up their version of what they want the reality to be.

The goal of therapy?, I can only truely speak for myself here. The therapy that I have had was to address the PTSD I am experiencing. I needed to understand it and discuss the past and be validated as well have another person help me to slowly disable the power and emotions that present with these memories. It has been quite a journey into the depths of a Reality that my brain somehow set aside for protection.

Drugs?, well, I watched a special on 60 minutes and the studies going on is that in many cases a placebo can be just as effective as a drug, if not more effective. So, in learning that I would have to consider that often one may simply need to believe they are taking the magic pill that will set aside the challenges that have been crippling them and they now can progress, and feel better. So that must mean we have more power to overcome than we realize, that is the REALITY that many do not seem to see.

No, for me, I want to see the Reality and learn to address it. I don't want to pretend it isn't there only to have it haunt me again as it has recently.

Open Eyes