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| lambertus |
Posted - 10/15/2007 : 13:38:33
Hi everyone
I'm new to the forum and am glad to have a place where I can "talk" to others with TMS. I put my personal info in my biography if you want to know more about me.
Have any of you ever tried art therapy to identify what is lurking in the unconciousness mind? Twenty years ago, when I was in pyschotherapy, the therapist had me do a collage using pictures and words from magazines, newspapers, catalogues, etc., to depict what I felt like. I didn't know about TMS then, so I'm thinking of trying it again; I suspect I missed some things and of course, things change. And some things are just too hard to put into words. Also, those blank pages entitled Personality Traits, Life Pressures, etc. someone here suggested are a little intimidating.
If anyone has tried this, I would love to hear about the experience!
Take care
LL
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| shawnsmith |
Posted - 10/18/2007 : 07:30:10
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Originally posted by lambertus
I avoid thinking about myself and concentrate on things "intellectual".
Wow, that is a great insight and I never thought about this before. Over intellectualizing can indeed by a form of distraction away from repressed emotions.
Maybe the unconscious thinking is: "If I am smarter people will respect or admire me, so I will read more, or I will get another degree, etc. They can't possibly like me for who I am without me achieving something that people generally admire. Dr. Smith is better than just plain old Mr. Smith."
Or maybe it's: "I feel the need to dominate or master others in all of my interactions and reveal how much more clever I am than them, so I will read everything I can get my hands on and use the information to my advantage in mastering those around me."
Just a thought from me, nothing too profound, I know.
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Sarno-ize it!
Read chapter 4 of Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind." Also chapers 3, 4 and 5 in Dr. Scott Brady's "Pain Free For Life" are very important. |
| altherunner |
Posted - 10/18/2007 : 06:14:56
My wife has recently started studying for her Masters in art therapy,
mostly for treating children, as her background is in child and youth care. She has been applying the study to patients, and they have benefited from it. Reading and running are my hobbies. |
| lambertus |
Posted - 10/15/2007 : 19:57:48
Thank you for the advice. I had forgotten about books; that's what my husband did during his big depression. I'll raid his bookshelf.
And that just reminded me of music as another source.
And as to my bio, I think it just proves I avoid thinking about myself and concentrate on things "intellectual".
Thanks again
LL |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 10/15/2007 : 19:04:39
Whatever works for you personally to get to the core of those repressed emotions. If it's art, so be it. I personally like reading good literature. Currently reading "Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
Your bio reveals you got enough personal material to write a very thick book.
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Sarno-ize it!
Read chapter 4 of Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind." Also chapers 3, 4 and 5 in Dr. Scott Brady's "Pain Free For Life" are very important. |
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