Posted by lovelorn on December 4, 2007, at 14:13:23
In reply to Somatic Experiencing, posted by Cecilia on December 4, 2007, at 6:09:11
To be sure, I looked up the word somatic in the websters.com:
>of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm or the psyche
so I am thinking you are looking for experiences that involved some kind of bodily reaction or expression. Thinking back on my past year of therapy, I can't say anything too disinguishing other than I have noticed at some sessions I would have different body postures, mostly at the beginning when I would cry (if I cried) in session, there was an anger there and I remember a few times twisting and crunching the kleenex in my fist. The foster mother I lived with for many years after being taken out of my home from my real mother (before I could remember) was cruel and abusive and I've always had a deep mistrust of getting close to women and certainly did not like the idea I was crying and exposing some things to a woman. In the beginning I had to keep in mind that this lady was here to help me, not hurt me. So, sometimes there was that body reaction of anger. Probably not what you were thinking about, but I am not sure what kind of body reactions there could arise while in therapy. I think there are probably many posture / body reactions we have in therapy depending on the state of mind we are in. I expect a good T picks up on those reactions.
Will be interesting to see if any one else can point something out.
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