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> What people tasked to cure PTSD will tell you, is that you want constant exposure to the stimuli until your brain starts to ignore it, and not constant evasio
by philh 12y ago
> What people tasked to cure PTSD will tell you, is that you want constant exposure to the stimuli until your brain starts to ignore it, and not constant evasion.
From http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/30/the-wonderful-thing-about-triggers/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/30/the-wonderful-thing-abo... :
YOU DO NOT GIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY TO PEOPLE WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoI somehow missed that article. After skimming the first few paragraphs I still sort of disagree with Scott, but I'm going to read it carefully. Scott has really good arguments and reasoning in his writings, so I expect it to influence my opinion on the subject. Big thanks for the link.