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I've never been a practicing Buddhist but did see a therapist that incorporated Zen into his overall framework. I stopped seeing him after some time, because I
by jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago
I've never been a practicing Buddhist but did see a therapist that incorporated Zen into his overall framework. I stopped seeing him after some time, because I realized while he was effective in helping me understand things from my past/childhood and how they were manifesting now, those didn't lead to actual answers, and when I'd press on this point, it'd end in some sort of parable that I realized was similar to the thought ending cliches I grew up around in an evangelical family.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoFor many people, the first step in accepting past/childhood experiences is recognizing them and how they manifest now. You can’t let go until you’ve recognized and accepted. So you’re most of the way towards letting them go.
- dang 4y agoYou're saying recognition is a necessary condition and jasonwatkinspdx is saying that it isn't a sufficient condition. There's no contradiction there. I would say you're both right. The big question is what is a sufficient condition.
- zmgsabst 4y agoSure — but a good therapist will not only teach you the mindfulness portion, but the redirection portion where you retrain your responses. (Including workbooks with exercises to do just that.) CBT is both.
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- 2-718-281-828 4y agoquestion is - what answers could there be. one had a traumatic experience as a child. accepting this and moving on - I would say - is about the only real "answer". parables can help get there by personifying / objectifying a subjective / abstract / emotional experience. I don't know if this is true - but that's my take of such as of now.
- kar5pt 4y ago"Accept it and move on" sounds like a pretty unhelpful response to someone seeking therapy for childhood trauma.