Posted by 10derheart on January 2, 2005, at 0:55:23
In reply to Re: Idealizing » Toph, posted by Dinah on January 1, 2005, at 20:01:27
Yes, thanks for that link. It's packed with intense, thought-provoking stuff. I learned just from skimming it, and have saved it to read more later.
It got me thinking. I have never suffered what most would consider trauma, well, not in childhood, anyway. Nor as an adult either, or so I thought. But then again, who can say what precisely is traumatic for each of us? My new T and I were talking about transition, separation, grief and so forth. I wish I could recall exactly what I said, but it made him lean forward and say intently, as if he knew (and mind you we do not *know* each other yet)I'd need convincing, "Transitions can be crushing. Absolutely and totally crushing to a person's spirit." He didn't mean events from childhood, but only my earlier adulthood. I know I must be rambling here, but I did relate this to some of what I read about trauma and what can happen at some unexpected point later. Maybe it's emerging for me even from things that probably most adults would have just *taken in stride.*
Didn't mean to sidetrack this thread, which was really a great one, I thought. It's just when my brain dives into this stuff, it goes into overdrive connecting ideas, trying to understand all of your perspectives better, and I guess to find my place in all of it.
Any theory I have is at the Psych 101 level at best, plus what I've self-taught by voracious reading for three years. Plus Babble, my therapy experiences (fairly short and not as deep as I've needed - yet)and my intuition.
So maybe I'm clueless. Clueless but seeking.
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20041228/msgs/436651.html