Joined: Jan 02, 2005 Posts: 461 Location: Australia
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:39 am Post subject:
MRnomates wrote:
Reliving the many bad experiences simply brings back all the bad feelings, but doesn't cure anything.
worth pursuing.
Digging up bad memories from the past is precisely what you need to avoid. That's just adding fuel to the fire. Surely it can only reinforce your SP, not help you rid yourself of it.
No, not so.
The idea is that you relive the experiences with the benefit of an adult/matured mind and after experiencing them again you realise that they were not the "big deals" which you thought that they were when you were a child.
In theory then your mind can correct it's irrational response to the associated stimuli. Hence the problem is cured.
Hey, I did emphasise "in theory".
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Joined: Nov 22, 2004 Posts: 43 Location: United States of America
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject:
GettingThere wrote:
The idea is that you relive the experiences with the benefit of an adult/matured mind and after experiencing them again you realise that they were not the "big deals" which you thought that they were when you were a child.
In theory then your mind can correct it's irrational response to the associated stimuli. Hence the problem is cured.
Hey, I did emphasise "in theory".
I agree with this somewhat. The point is that memories are just thoughts, and you can change any thought as well as your response to it. If a memory produces feelings of fear in you, then you need to change that memory somehow. This can be done several ways, including your way GettingThere (yours involves texturing the memory with a different perspective).
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