Posted by seldomseen on December 14, 2007, at 6:42:56
In reply to Healing versus Curing, posted by lovelorn on December 13, 2007, at 18:22:03
I have a lot of childhood trauma, so I find myself using the word recovery when talking about my therapy - as though I am trying to get back something that was lost.
However, I think a better term might be replacement rather than recovery. What happened happened and I think I'm forever changed as a result. I can replace that pain with some measure of peace and happiness, but what is gone is gone.
I also have comorbid depression which I view as a completely different animal than childhood trauma. To me, depression is a relapsing and remitting disorder with no cure.
Fortunately, I've been remitting more than relapsing as of late.
Seldom
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