Freedom From The Past

Professionals working in the area of abuse and trauma are quite familiar with dissociative processes. Clients/Patients commonly share in the context of treatment the phenomena of separating their thoughts and emotions from the trauma that they were experiencing and/or had experienced in the past. This separation (dissociation) of one's thoughts, emotions and even body sensations are commonly seen in traumatic disorders such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In addition, patients who are diagnosed with a dissociative disorder are often discovered to have trauma in their background. The apparent co-existence of trauma and dissociation have led many therapists to note that "you can't have trauma without dissociation and that you can't have dissociation without trauma." There are always exceptions to this noted co-existence of trauma and dissociation, but nevertheless the phenomenon is quite commonly reported to therapists. There has even been discussion within the diagnostic community of possibly having Posttraumatic Stress Disorder listed as a dissociative disorder and thus removed from the DSM-IV category of Anxiety Disorders.

(1 hour 25 minute Audio Cassette, 1996). This two part taped live workshop is presented from a Christian perspective. Participants are given practical techniques to find healing from past trauma, such as sexual abuse. Participants are then challenged to take responsibility for their lives and move forward, unhindered into the future.

$ 16.00

Question to Dr. Rhoades: Dear Dr. Rhodes, I'm a vietnam vet who has endured certain aspects of the vietnam crises. However, I feel my problems doesn't only persist there. I also served for the arms forces of the air forces which I engage in certain duties that related to conditions that has also begin to taunt me. This and the previous ordeals of intergrated duties has cause emotional and health related problems that doctors only imagines about, yet my health poses a bigger problem to me,since I have to explain how I feel at that certain time. But its the period of when I alone that creates the biggest emotional and mental setback. I do not know nor I have actua learn how to explain medically what I feel the doctors should know. Medical its a sit and listen session that I go through. Personally I feel like so many others in my situation what do I do? Teach myself what other medical professions should know, or wait an x amount of years feeling like an experimental object? I know there are answers that lies in the medical community that can expose a remedy to these questions. I'm speaking to two vey good doctors who understands me as an individual. But, what about me as that person who went through the turmoil,stress, pain and suffering that encounters my behoviour when its unexpected. There are a lot more that I can express but medical terms I can't. Please explain ! See the answer

Freedom From The Past: Forgiveness and Responsibility

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