i used to be pretty 'traumatized' in the classic sense - nightmares, difficulty sleeping, etc. Over the course of a 1-2 years I managed to fix nearly all of it. I used a lot of techniques - but one thing that was noticeably absent in my healing was psychological narrative. 1/
Thread on healing trauma — unnecessary need to understand psychological narratives (“why?”)
The concerning parts of therapy normalization to me is how many people have abandoned:
1. Developing deeper relationships where they could comfortably talk through their problems with peers / elders.
2. Developing a spiritual practice to help manage negative emotions / thought patterns in... See more