Posted by Tamar on August 14, 2007, at 4:41:56
In reply to Re: Trigger 'Trigger' » Tamar, posted by Maria01 on August 13, 2007, at 19:44:54
> I read Sigismund's comment, and don't find it offensive.
That’s fine. We can each respond from a different perspective.
> One of the faults of psychology, and psychoanalysis in particular, is that it tends to pathologize nearly every thought and action, up to and including things that can also be seen as beneficial. In other words, psychoanalysis can really take things too seriously...in my opinion. Every thought, movtive, action, inaction, etc. is seen and interpreted with such gravity and seriousness.
Well, gravity and seriousness are regular features of any academic or clinical field. How serious is too serious?
> At any rate, the comment was a good one because it presented a different side of the issue.
Presenting different sides of an issue may be good, but not invariably, and the value of any presentation may depend on the manner in which it is presented.
> We could also flip the script and see triggers as potentially informative...i.e. "I'm not the only one who feels that way," etc.
Yes, sure.
> The declaration of triggers as "nonesense" was not a personal attack, so it might help to keep that in mind. It's only an opinion.
I didn’t take it as a personal attack. I simply gave my personal response.
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