Posted by Squiggles on August 20, 2007, at 7:20:50
In reply to Re: Lost years, posted by linkadge on August 19, 2007, at 23:19:12
People can be remarkably resilient to emotional shock, until they crack. Then they have to recover, and depression sometimes sets in before recovery can take place. There may be factors that make recovery very difficult-- age, number of previous traumas in your life, condition of physical, mental health when you experience the pesent trauma, severity of the shock and lack or prsence of social support. Also, i think some people are born more resilient to emotional shock than others.
But in general, the tendency to forget past experiences on an emotional level and place them on a rational or cognitive one after some time, seems to be ingrained in human nature.
Still, these memories can leave a bitter taste if you like, and the less you experience if them, the more capable you are of experiencing happiness. The current practice of psychotherapy that digs at old scars, seems to be to be like removing a healing scab that has covered the painful wound. In brainwashing, all kinds of painful experiences can be uncovered to erode personal stealth. It's not a good thing at all, imho. It's like "1984" where you can betray anyone, expose anyone and break down yourself, under enough stressful analysis and psychological games. It can happen to anyone. Better let sleeping dogs lie-- that's the natural healing process.
Squiggles
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