Posted by zeugma on July 14, 2004, at 19:24:35
In reply to Re: MDMA (Ecstacy) for PTSD, posted by linkadge on July 14, 2004, at 19:09:20
> This may or may not be a good idea. Somebody may say something that they would not otherwise say. Some people, myself included, would be embarrased to return to a therapist that knew my darkest secrets. Unless that openness can be sustained, an indevidual might feel embarrased to return. At least, if you're not under the influence of E, you can reveal things at a more comfortable pace.
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> I just go by a small rule in psychiatry. If changes happen too soon, they wont last, or there was no problem to start with.
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if something like E is required to fuel the patient/therapist relationship to the point where it can make psychotherapy a true healing experience for traumatized people, then I think a hundred years' worth of therapists should pack up and admit they have been practicing quackery all this time. There is nothing in any kind of psychotherapeutic training on how to deal with E-induced revelations in the therapeutic setting.
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