Trauma and Grief Processing...

@ 5:10Pm USA time, of Wednesday 9th of April, '08 Dom says, in preparation for my fast approaching entry to the Seminary for my Priesthood Formation, I have been undergoing some professional help for 7 weeks now.

The therapy I chose is to allow my lady-counselor to explore in me a process which she calls something like Body-Centered Trauma and Grief Processing... This is an important and significant processwork that integrates body wisdom, structure, breathing, and touch to grasp the body’s messages and integrate and release past traumas.

This BCTG centers on an Observation of gait and posture to determine where a person might be holding trauma or protecting the self.

This type of work can also reveal a lot about core wounds.

If appropriate, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used to process recent traumas more rapidly although long-held traumas often require more time and space to process.

desensitization (or graduated exposure therapy) is a process for mitigating the harmful effects of phobias or other disorders.

It also occurs when an emotional response is repeatedly evoked in situations in which the action tendency that is associated with the emotion proves irrelevant or unnecessary.
Desensitization can be an alternative or a supplement to anxiety-reducing medication.

The process assists one to a journey of self-discovery results in better understanding of primary relationships with family members and loved ones.

Often through the courageous work of identifying ourselves and learning more about our response to loved ones, we express deep feelings, such as grief, anger, depression, loneliness, and isolation.

Well, the process is quite an entirely unique approach to release and overcome my emotional attachments, as what my lady counselor qualified it, and take the road to recovery from brokenness that emanates from past hurts, wounds, fears, and traumas (some of which are my fear of tightly enlosed dark space-'claustrophobia', dark water, and tiny dolls.) which will eventually lead me to becoming successfully integrated wholly with the priesthood ministry.

Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder that involves the fear of enclosed or confined spaces. Claustrophobes may suffer from panic attacks, or fear of having a panic attack, in situations such as being in elevators, trains, or aircraft.

Conversely, people who are prone to having panic attacks will often develop claustrophobia. If a panic attack occurs while they are in a confined space, then the claustrophobe fears not being able to escape the situation.

Those suffering from claustrophobia might find it difficult to breathe in enclosed spaces. Like many other disorders, claustrophobia can sometimes develop due to a traumatic incident in childhood.

Claustrophobia can be treated in similar ways to other anxiety disorders, with a range of treatments including cognitive behavior therapy and the use of anti-anxiety medication. Hypnosis is an alternative treatment for claustrophobia.

Well, as for my treatments, my counselor has charged me a minimal amount every session. Actually, the price per session ranges from 75 dollars for a 50-minute session to 112 dollars for an 80-minute session.