Posted by pegasus on April 14, 2011, at 12:54:09
In reply to Burning in therapy?, posted by TherapyGirl on April 12, 2011, at 19:20:59
Hi TG,
It reminds me, also, of some of the stories I've heard about the Somatic Experiencing approach to trauma therapy. This is Peter Levine's approach. Specifically, he talks about activating and moving the energy stored in our body from unresolved traumas. The energy gets stored from non-completed defensive actions that we were unable to take at the time of the trauma, for whatever reason.
Sometimes, in his stories, when people start touching on something traumatic, they'll notice physical sensations, like what you describe (and sometimes more like trembling, or jerking movements, etc.). In SE, a T might interpret it as possibly the beginnings of mobilizing some somatic aspect of that experience, via the body's natural tendency to resolve trauma however it needs to. So, if that's what it is, it could be a very good thing.
I wonder if you were talking about anything traumatic, even just lightly touching on it? And do you associate any past experiences with that part of your back? Have you had injuries, or surgeries there?
Or maybe it's something completely different. I'm only just starting to learn about SE, so I may be misapplying it here.
- P
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