Re: Speed of recovery. Becoming post-flood in a few months depends on
how persistent one is in releasing and redirecting anger during
excitatory nervous symptoms. Here is T's questoinnaire. Notice the
answer to the question of-- If you are not near a bed how often do you
redirect anger.

Date of birth 9.9.1965 Male
> Female YES
> On what date did you begin the self-help measures in the article The
> Biology of Emotions 1.4.99 Note: this is European ie April 1, 00
>
> Do you pound on a bed and redirect anger while thinking of past
abusers
> once a day three times a day more often LESS OFTEN
(once a week)
> If you are not near a bed do you mentally redirect anger toward
abusers
> once a day three times a day more often ALL
THE TIME
> Do you attend 12-step meetings. NO
> Do you attend Adult Children of Alcoholics. NO
> Do you use other self-help
> measures. NUTRITION AS IN THE ARTICLE
> Are you in therapy. YES
> Do you take antidepressants. NO
> Do you take tranquilizers. NO
>
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>
> When did you begin to notice the following most of the time.
>
> Anger when intense is easily redirected mentally toward past abusers.
15.5.99
> Feel ‘high’ after releasing anger, followed by depression or a
drug-like
> sleep. AT ONCE 1.4.99
> Frequent headaches, sweating, or fever. 15.4.99
> Intense feelings of grief and crying. 1.5.99
> Pounded on the bed less often. 1.5.99
> Mood swings less intense and less often. 1.6.99
> Cry easily, but mostly for others. 1.5.99
> Laugh easily--enjoy comedy rather than violent movies or TV shows.
ALWAYS HAVE
> Anger is not intense and is mostly about current situations. 20.6.99
> Have fewer resentments. 15.6.99
> Feel guilty less often. 15.4.99
> Feel friendly and interested in people, even strangers. 15.5.99
> Enjoy people but feel content alone. 1.6.99
> Feel a bit isolated in an unreal world. ALWAYS HAVE
> No longer think or act compulsively. 15.6.99
> Work and study efficiently, concentration and memory good. GETTING
BETTER
> If plans don’t work out, can find something else to do. 1.5.99
> Fall asleep more easily and no longer have a heavy drug-like sleep.
20.6.99
> Have fewer scary dreams. 20.6.99
> Can flash back to childhood events, even traumatic ones, without
> emotional pain. 20.6.99
> Have fewer needs and find life is simpler with less need for activity.
15.5.99
> Relationships with parents are smoother. THEY GET SCARCIER
> Posture is relaxed. 1.6.99
> Changed to a more natural diet. SLOWLY SETTING IN
> Have fewer colds and other acute disorders. NONE SINCE 1.4.99
> Stopped medication. DID NOT NEED ONE
> Stopped therapy. PLAN TO STOP IN JULY
> On what date would you say you identified with—not all—but most of
> these. ABOUT 15.6.99









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