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Originally Posted by costello
My son has a great deal of trauma too. It has to be processed. Talking about it may help. I really don't know.
They say that children who act out traumatic events in their play can heal and move past it. That has been applied to adults who have suffered great trauma. They're asked to retell the event(s) repeatedly in great detail. I imagine you'd want to work with an experienced therapist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolonged_exposure_therapy |
I've tried that. I ended up quitting because I have a hard time working with therapists who will report to psychiatry. They seem to all be bound to do that by the professional organisation for therapists here.
My psychoanalyst fellow (technically he's not a therapist, he's a professor of psychology) tried to do it with me too, but it was too much. He said to try again after I pass the Bar, in case I get really agitated.