Right now I am reading the book, "I Can't Get Over It" by Aphrodite Matsakis. For those of you who have it, I have a question about the content of page 138, the section entitled "Cautions: When the Healing Process Is Not Advisable".
Basically she's saying that some people are better off not ever openly dealing with their feelings related to the trauma, because it just makes them worse. I am wondering if this is what a psychologist who saw me a while back meant. He said I shouldn't have exposure therapy directly in relation to the shooting for a long time or maybe not at all. I'm kind of confused and not sure who to ask about this as I am in between therapists / doctors right now. Obviously I don't want to do anything to make myself worse. She does recommend to read Chapters 8 and 10 and avoid some other chapters. I'm going to do that for now, but if anyone has any input or insight into this I would appreciate it.
Basically she's saying that some people are better off not ever openly dealing with their feelings related to the trauma, because it just makes them worse. I am wondering if this is what a psychologist who saw me a while back meant. He said I shouldn't have exposure therapy directly in relation to the shooting for a long time or maybe not at all. I'm kind of confused and not sure who to ask about this as I am in between therapists / doctors right now. Obviously I don't want to do anything to make myself worse. She does recommend to read Chapters 8 and 10 and avoid some other chapters. I'm going to do that for now, but if anyone has any input or insight into this I would appreciate it.