Posted by Dr. Bob on March 16, 2001, at 23:05:20
In reply to Re: What DOES one do? » Dr. Bob, posted by Shar on March 16, 2001, at 3:32:19
> > > The sun is shining. It is a new day. Ask yourself ho can I process my feelings today. I believe that feeling Traumatized is a composite of unaddressed feelings. Fear anger resentment in collision. How can I clear and transform theses negative feelings so that I have room for joy. We can process our Trauma in several ways. 1.Talk to a friend 2. Keep a journal write your Trauma out 3. Get up out that bed > Exercise. Clean the house. Brush your teeth. Move do not give in to the Trauma. 4. Pray and ask the God of your understanding to remove the fear, the anger, the resentment. Believe it or not God will remove the Trauma. 5. Do not be selfish and self centered today. Ask what can I do for someone else today? Then do it.
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> > Actually, I could imagine someone having the above point of view. Seriously. It's maybe kind of Eastern...
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> It's maybe kind of Eastern unless you're the one who's been traumatized, don't you think? If you can put yourself in the shoes of a traumatized individual, that is. (... the brushing teeth etc. still seems pretty insulting to me.)To me, it's the "do not give in to the Trauma" that's the key. The trauma is not everything. One still should have a life. "Have a life" = "Get up out that bed > Exercise. Clean the house. Brush your teeth."
The prayer business is also kind of 12-step, as in:
1. We admitted we were powerless over xxx - that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
http://www.aa.org/english/E_Pamphlets/P-2_d1.htm#recovery
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> How can leaning over backwards to accommodate irrational systems of thinking ever be helpful? Especially on an information-based site such as this, which depends upon the quality of its postings for its credibility?
This site is based on not only information, but also support. Seeing others as irrational usually isn't supportive, while tolerance usually is.
> Political correctness (urgh!)?
Just because something's politically correct doesn't mean it's wrong. :-)
Bob
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