Posted by Emme on November 1, 2003, at 8:51:54
In reply to Re: Psychotherapy Nonsense to EMME, posted by glenn on October 31, 2003, at 11:18:05
> Yes you got it in one, contant rehashing of the events leading to ptsd does seem to make it worse not better, for the reason that it seems to embed the evemts further.
> I beleive that the most interesting and effective treatment is a dose of clonidine asap after the event, this apparently puts a brake on the biochemical consequences before they have a chance to do their stuff!Okay. Makes sense. Keep the horrible stuff from setting up permanent residence..
> I do not practice, in all I did 5 years and passed all the papers but when it came to the extra 1 year supervised talking of clients I was ill!
Ooh, rough break. Sorry to hear that.
> I do have somesympathy with cbt and carl rogers non interpretive style nowadays but they are not without their dangers! In particular it takes a very good therapist to "blame" the therapy rather than the client if it is not working, and beleive me I know a lot of "good !?" ways to put the resposiblilty on the client.
That was what bugged me about Burns' Feeling Good. It seemd cultlike and it seemed like the client would feel like a failure if the approach didn't work wonders for them. So I had to calm down from my fury before I could pick out the helpful parts.
My therapist (who recommended I take a peek at it) said it was no surprise his book would be that way since he was trying to sell himself and his approach. So...I guess all things in moderation. Take what you find useful from various approaches and be on your guard for any harmful or idiotic aspects.
> I hope yours is going well,
Well, we had a big argument yesterday. We unintentionally spent most of the hour vehemently disagreeing and having a hard time seeing the other's side. But neither of us parted angry. I think it was useful. It's a new concept for me to have a heated disagreement with someone and not have it poison the relationship or result in prolonged anger. Which is not to say that I never have conflict with anyone, but it takes a very high emotional toll. So...she took the negative and made it helpful.
you seem very grounded and don't seem to me to be the sort of person who would fall prey to daft therapists!
Thanks. :) I wish I *felt* grounded more often. It sounds like you would be a fine therapist!
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