Posted by gardenergirl on March 1, 2004, at 1:13:26
In reply to Re: (((((Escher))))), posted by EscherDementian on February 26, 2004, at 19:15:40
It sounds like you were doing really good work with your pdoc. And while reading a difficult book...I'm glad it was so significant for you. I'm still working on Alice Miller. I don't really have much time to read beyond school work right now. Although I am a bit anxious for a client to return my Aron book, as I feel like I need a booster. It IS amazing the way that book can make you feel good if it is the right fit.
I don't really know that much about body memories, but I am intrigued. I read "Men at Work" by George Will from This Week on ABC. It's all about baseball. There was a section about Tony Gwynn, known for being an excellent hitter in baseball. He talked all about "muscle memory" as the key to his success. His muscles remember how to swing in order to make the best contact. He achieved this through repetition. Makes sense in that we remember stuff we repeat over and over. Kind of an over-learning for the body instead of the mind. I saw on another post your reference to shaken baby syndrome. It does make sense to me that a body or person would have some type of memory of that trauma, even if it is preverbal.
I know I have non-verbal experiences in therapy, where my T will say something (an interpretation of some kind, usually) and I just come to a dead stop. I sit there so still, and I am aware that I am not thinking. The only feeling I have is just stillness. This seems non-verbal or pre-verbal to me. I'm not sure what is happening other than perhaps some kind of epiphany or some kind of processing of what he said. I usually don't even remember what he said to start it. I'm just going on and on and then wham! Sudden stop. It kind of feels relieving in a way. See, no good words to describe.
So, anyway, I certainly can see where this could be true, especially based on what you described in the other post.
Take care and thanks for sharing your insights.
gg
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