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Re: it is a human need » SLS

Posted by raisinb on March 23, 2009, at 10:49:26

In reply to Re: it is a human need » raisinb, posted by SLS on March 23, 2009, at 7:13:42

There are actually narrative therapists out there who work in this way.

It probably makes sense to me because I teach literature. But we could think of depression as a storytelling failure (yeah, I know, but bear with me...)

When a person experiences something horrible, his ability to cope and survive emotionally often depends on his ability to find meaning in it. For some, it's "this was horrible, but I learned..." or "I lost this, but I gained this..." or "it made me realize..." and "it fits into my life and my self-concept in this way, because I grew like this..."


If a person can't integrate whatever happens into a largely positive story of himself--in which he's the protagonist (not the pointless mistake or detail) and trials mean something or teach him something--then he's screwed.

Part of my "story" is that my parents screwed up pretty badly when raising me. But then I listen to Johnny Cash, "A boy named Sue" and I realize that just like the dude in the song, I can kick and fight and be strong partly because of my crappy childhood.


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