News The Guardian: "tests Raise Hopes For Radical New Therapy For Phobias And Ptsd"

[LanaD]

Tests raise hopes for radical new therapy for phobias and PTSD

What do you think?

 

[Gs172003]

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I'm not sure how that would work with PTSD since you don't get to pick whether you think about it or not

 

[Knak]

I am surprised they are allowed to shock people. That was illegal when I majored in psychology. That being said, money is a great motivator unless the trauma is too deep and pervasive.

I did manage to eliminate a "horror inducing thought" by forcing myself not to think about it. It was a short single incident that was not the most severe on a scale for trauma. The only reason I remember it now is because I was amazed and happy I could control it and advised someone else to try it when they had something similar.

I did it again successfully, this time not for horror but sexual urges. I killed that feeling completely which probably is not the healthiest answer but it makes life simpler.

 

[pixel]

Perhaps it works for the tiniest fear inducing element there ever was...a red circle with an electric zap.

But how about life threatening, soul destroying trauma that is hardwired into the brain?

 

[LanaD]

I am surprised they are allowed to shock people. That was illegal when I majored in psychology. That being...

You killed your sexual urges? That sounds drastic! If you don't mind me asking, I can't help but wonder why :)

 

[Gs172003]

I am surprised they are allowed to shock people. That was illegal when I majored in psychology. That being...

Avoidance is part of PTSD isn't it?

 

[Gs172003]

Perhaps it works for the tiniest fear inducing element there ever was...a red circle with an electric zap...

How about soul tearing things that go on for years not weeks?

I'm not buying it.

 

[Gs172003]

I am surprised they are allowed to shock people. That was illegal when I majored in psychology. That being...

That was in Japan

 

[Knak]

You killed your sexual urges? That sounds drastic! If you don't mind me asking, I can't help but wonder w...

it was an obsession that led to my breakdown in college and interfered with being able to relate to men objectively. My husband is a horrible lover and I don't want to be tempted to have an affair.

 

[Knak]

Avoidance is part of PTSD isn't it?

I don't think it was healthy to repress feelings, but didn't want to obsess, which I have done constantly for my lifetime. I have worse problems to try to work out without being distracted and hypervigilant.

Not all reasons for avoidance are unhealthy.