At Home Therapy Through The Gift Of Fear

[pamcoco]

I thought it might be worth mentioning the dramatic help I have received through the book and audio cd "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker. I have listened to it over 200 times since 2009 and I still listen to it several times a week. He is an amazing theorist, summarizing our intuition into definable messages that increase safety and help us let go of gripping fear in the wake of crime. Extremely successful and well respected, his model really appeals to my logic and cognitive need to make sense of my life. I now apply his teachings to much of my interactions with people, whenever predicting behavior is important.

I still of course am medicated and see my shrink regularly. But I have felt most in tune with myself through examining the traumas with his help.

 

[arfie]

Recommendation noted. Thank you.

Your synopsis sure fits my current beliefs. When I first started therapy, my number one wish was that the flood of emotions would simply go away. Of course, that "cure" is still unavailable as a long-term solution. As I shifted my focus from denying my emotions to processing them, I came to believe that emotions are our natural alert system. Learning how to read and process emotions has helped me more than I can say. It feels like I am learning to embrace life in all its vivid contrast, on life's own terms.

 

[ronin47]

That is very encouraging to hear that you found something that really works for you. I will see if I can maybe find part of it and check it out. That is good that you are taking a balanced, multi-faceted approach to your treatment too. That was a valuable lesson I learned pretty early on; do not limit yourself to one form of treatment no matter how effective it may seem. A toe may be small but the body still needs it to function correctly.