Healing Thought of the Day: Two Ways to Treat PTSD
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 • PTSD Healing Thought of the Week •
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According to Bessel van der Kolk,
Treatment [for PTSD] needs to address… helping [survivors] 1) regain a sense of safety in their bodies, and 2) complete the unfinished past.
What would give you a sense of safety in your body?
Is there an aspect of your past that feels unfinished?
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This subject is why I’m heading back to therapy. I must find a way to find a safe place within myself. In general, there’s no guarantee of safety in this world, so this sense of security must be built on the cornerstone of my brain.
@Donna — NLP is a great way to build safety into the brain…. You might try it if tradiitonal therapy doesn’t get the job done.