Hypnosis
Premature Uncovering
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011Therapy can jump the tracks if misguided and premature or aggressive attempts are made to uncover traumatic memories before a secure trusting relationship has been established with a severely abused patient and before the ego integrity of the patient has been adequately assessed. In Connie’s case in Chapter Six Of Big […]
A Case of Dissociative Identity Disorder -continued
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011Here is an example of a therapeutic situation in which taking shortcuts like jibing in a sailboat) would be most ill-advised. You have a fragile patient like Connie who is prone to suicidal and psychotic episodes whenever her abuse memories begin to break through into consciousness. You do not casually employ […]