Posted by Pfinstegg on November 24, 2002, at 1:21:35
In reply to Re: anyone have Post traumatic stress disorder?, posted by syringachalet on November 23, 2002, at 19:45:53
From what you told me, I guess the last thing you would want to consider right now is going to a massage therapist. I was just very surprised to learn that the recently-trained ones are taught so much about dealing with PTSD, and actually receive referrals from psychotherapists and work co-operatively with them. They work very slowly and patiently to reintroduce the concept of safe, non-sexual touch, with their clients retaining control over what happens. I don't have that difficulty myself, but my massage therapist told me of how she was treating a young client with a similiar situation to yours- most of the time has been spent talking about touching, so far, but not doing it unless it is requested- and then only exactly as her client specifies. I brought this up again only because I was so surprised to know that this kind of treatment exists, and also because the massage therapist told me that she has been very successful, over time, in helping people overcome some basic PTSD symptoms. She feels that the improvement takes place at a very basic, non-verbal level, and that it can be remarkable. Maybe something to file away for future consideration..
Pfinstegg
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