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> nothing has made a bigger difference (...) than regularly practicing techniques that identify and release deeply-held emotional complexes Are you talking abo

by ffsm8 3y ago

> nothing has made a bigger difference (...) than regularly practicing techniques that identify and release deeply-held emotional complexes Are you talking about meditation? And if so, on your own or with a teacher?

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ephextom 3y ago
Meditation has only been a very small part of my practice. I've worked with a whole lot of different practitioners since about 2012. I can't really distil a decade plus of healing work into a comment that skeptical readers will find persuasive, but for those wanting to look into it for themselves, books by Gabor Maté and Bruce Lipton are a good start, and practices like Internal Family Systems, Family Constellations, EFT tapping, biofeedback/neurofeedback and Neuro-Emotional Technique are a worth trying. In principle, emotional healing techniques are effective if they involve "letting go" of the physiological reaction (i.e., "trigger") that is activated when experiencing (or remembering) a traumatic event. Once the physiological reaction ceases to occur, the emotion is "processed", and is just a benign memory like any other. But that can take a huge amount of work over a long time for some complexes, if they are very, erm, complex, and deeply ingrained.
- ephextom 3y ago
  A further thought: Whilhelm Reich’s concept of “armoring” is relevant and worth exploring for those interested. Here’s the first article I could find about it (no idea if it’s the best): https://www.somatopia.com/blog/the-art-of-letting-go-why-reichian-character-armor-is-worth-dismantling https://www.somatopia.com/blog/the-art-of-letting-go-why-rei... One of my practitioners, who I see every 2-3 months, specializes in releasing “armor” from the body with a specific massage technique. I can easily believe that in many cases where someone is considered to be moderately-ASD, that it’s a case of this kind of armoring. This is not to say there is no physiological or genetic component, but that the trauma and armoring is a significant factor in the expression of the condition.

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ephextom 3y ago

Meditation has only been a very small part of my practice. I've worked with a whole lot of different practitioners since about 2012. I can't really distil a decade plus of healing work into a comment that skeptical readers will find persuasive, but for those wanting to look into it for themselves, books by Gabor Maté and Bruce Lipton are a good start, and practices like Internal Family Systems, Family Constellations, EFT tapping, biofeedback/neurofeedback and Neuro-Emotional Technique are a worth trying. In principle, emotional healing techniques are effective if they involve "letting go" of the physiological reaction (i.e., "trigger") that is activated when experiencing (or remembering) a traumatic event. Once the physiological reaction ceases to occur, the emotion is "processed", and is just a benign memory like any other. But that can take a huge amount of work over a long time for some complexes, if they are very, erm, complex, and deeply ingrained.

ephextom 3y ago
A further thought: Whilhelm Reich’s concept of “armoring” is relevant and worth exploring for those interested. Here’s the first article I could find about it (no idea if it’s the best): https://www.somatopia.com/blog/the-art-of-letting-go-why-reichian-character-armor-is-worth-dismantling https://www.somatopia.com/blog/the-art-of-letting-go-why-rei... One of my practitioners, who I see every 2-3 months, specializes in releasing “armor” from the body with a specific massage technique. I can easily believe that in many cases where someone is considered to be moderately-ASD, that it’s a case of this kind of armoring. This is not to say there is no physiological or genetic component, but that the trauma and armoring is a significant factor in the expression of the condition.