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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 512589" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Ugh! Ain't that the truth!</p><p></p><p>I think that kind of therapy assumes that there is a single, underlying traumatic incident (the cause) just waiting to bubble to the surface. As though the child witnessed a terrible accident that he never mentioned, and if we could just push him a little he will suddenly shout "I saw the boy next door get hit by a car!" and then there will be crying and a huge emotional release and it will be over.</p><p></p><p>Problem is, a mental illness or personality disorder is an atypical way of thinking. There ISN'T a single, underlying cause on which to pin their anger - because they are interpreting the whole world as a hostile environment.</p><p></p><p>I really hope the therapist "sees" that...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 512589, member: 6546"] Ugh! Ain't that the truth! I think that kind of therapy assumes that there is a single, underlying traumatic incident (the cause) just waiting to bubble to the surface. As though the child witnessed a terrible accident that he never mentioned, and if we could just push him a little he will suddenly shout "I saw the boy next door get hit by a car!" and then there will be crying and a huge emotional release and it will be over. Problem is, a mental illness or personality disorder is an atypical way of thinking. There ISN'T a single, underlying cause on which to pin their anger - because they are interpreting the whole world as a hostile environment. I really hope the therapist "sees" that... [/QUOTE]
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