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Psychologists and therapists wrongly
believe it is important for you
to remember past trauma and get angry!
This is opposite to what the Bible says!
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Psychiatry is Anti-Christian
Psychiatry is Atheistic
Psychiatry is Humanistic
Introduction:
Psychologists say remembering and getting angry is better than
forgiving and forgetting! Dr. Tana Dineen exposes and criticizes her own
industry who teaches: "Therapy is successful only if the memories and
feelings are uncovered." (Manufacturing Victims, Dr. Tana Dineen, 2001, p
217)
This notions is rooted in the junk science of repression therapy of
Sigmund Freud. Although much of Freud has been rejected, the Psychiatry
industry has retained the idea of repression.
Repression theory says that your present unhappiness (ie childhood
sexual abuse by a father) is due to bad things that happened to you when
you were younger, but have repressed the memory of. (forgotten). The theory
is that you can never be happy until the repressed memories of these bad
things are brought to the surface and "dealt with" head on. Present
unhappiness is seen as a result of repressed memories. In an amazing circle
of reasoning, the Psychiatry industry believes that if someone is unhappy,
they have experience some childhood trauma and have repressed the memories
of it.
The foundation of "repressed memories" is false. People simply do
not forget major trauma like begin abused as a child by your uncle. If it
happened, you will clearly remember it. If you can't remember it, it either
never happened or it is not bothering you and you will need to look
elsewhere for the cause of your present unhappiness. We are not bothered by
things we cannot remember.
The Psychiatry industry's solution, is to spend months and years in
therapy exploring, probing and remembering the "repressed" (forgotten)
childhood trauma. But there are significant problems with this approach,
like the well documented "rewriting history" and "trauma inventing".
The idea that people forget or suppress traumatic experiences is a
myth. If you cannot remember something, then either it was not traumatic
enough for you to remember or it never happened!
We remember the "traumatic stuff" and forget the "routine stuff",
and are hypnotized by psychiatrists into remembering the "false stuff" .
A. The Bible says forgive and forget:
It is a sin to dwell on the negative things people have done to us
in the past.
The Bible says that we must forget past sins and traumas we have
experienced:
"Brethren ... one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching
forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-"" Philippians 4:89
"love ... does not take into account a wrong suffered" 1 Corinthians 13:5
Dr. Tana Dineen exposes and criticizes her own industry who teaches:
"Therapy is successful only if the memories and feelings are uncovered."
(Manufacturing Victims, Dr. Tana Dineen, 2001, p 217)
Psychiatrists wrongly encourage anger and revenge!
B. The Bible says dwell on the positive not the negative:
The Bible tells us to let our minds dwell on good and positive
things, not bad and negative things.
"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of
good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise,
let your mind dwell on these things. The things you have learned and
received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of
peace will be with you." Philippians 4:8-9
Psychiatrists wrongly make your mind dwell on negative and hurtful
things.
C. The Bible says do not seek revenge:
It is a sin to seek revenge of the person who wronged you in your
childhood.
The Bible tells us no to take revenge when we suffer wrong at the
hands of another:
"Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God,
for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. "But
if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink;
for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:18-21
Psychiatrists wrongly encourage you to seek revenge.
D. Repression therapy is harmful:
Here is a full discussion of Repressed memory syndrome (Dissociative
amnesia).
If you bring to vivid remembrance, things you had forgotten, things
that were bad, hurtful or harmful, you will feel worse not better!
"Since this reconstructed story is inevitably sad, the perceiving
and telling of the story invariably "plunges the victim into profound
grief," which psychologists refuse to see for its destructive effect.
Rather, they see it as leading to "the necessity of mourning... in the
resolution of traumatic life events." According to Herman, "failure to
complete the normal process of grieving perpetuates the traumatic reaction"
for which some time imagining that you were sexually abused, without worry
about accuracy or having your ideas make sense." Others give clients the
instruction to "ground the experience or event in as much knowledge as you
have and then let yourself imagine what actually might have happened."
Corydon Hammond, past president of the American Society of Clinical
Hypnosis, presupposing abuse, will typically say to a person: "You know, I
know a secret about you."" (Manufacturing Victims, Dr. Tana Dineen, 2001, p
223)
E. Problems with repression therapy:
Most important, is that the entire theory of "repressed memories" is
false. People simply do not forget major trauma like begin abused as a
child by your uncle. If it happened, you will clearly remember it. If you
can't remember it, it either never happened or it is not bothering you and
you will need to look elsewhere for the cause of your present unhappiness.
We are not bothered by things we cannot remember.
If we really have forgotten about a genuine experience of being
sexually abused by our father, (for example) talking about it will only
make us more unhappy. In fact, contrary to foundational theory of the
Psychiatry industry, the more we talk about bad stuff that happened to us
in the past, the worse we feel! This is so well documented, it is a puzzle
why any intelligent person would allow a therapist to spend ours
remembering every single detail of a truly horrifying event.
Repressed memory therapy has many proved cases of clients "rewriting
history", "trauma inventing" or "false remembering". In other words, under
the continued pressure of the psychiatrist that the clients unhappiness is
because of forgetting something bad in the past, the client simply invents
something that never happened, and starts believing it is real.
"The Psychology Industry contends that the key to eliminating their impact
lies in recovering and re-experiencing the memories. "The patient must
reconstruct not only what happened but also what she felt," states Herman;
"the recitation of facts without the accompanying emotions is a sterile
exercise, without therapeutic effect." (Manufacturing Victims, Dr. Tana
Dineen, 2001, p 77)
The Psychiatry industry encourages you to seek revenge as the way to
right the wrong and make you feel better. This is not only false, but it
contradicts the Bible that tells us not to seek revenge when we suffer
wrong. Romans 12:18-21
The Psychiatry industry is money motivated in a number of complex
interwoven ways when it comes to Repressed memory therapy. First, there is
the $80 per 45 minutes session. This often brings in revenues of several
thousand dollars. Once a forgotten childhood sexual abuse case is
uncovered, next comes the litigation stage where the therapist gains even
more money at up to $500 per hour testifying in court.
So the Psychiatry industry's motivation for you to remember, is not
to help you feel better, but to give them a jackpot windfall through a long
court case where he is the key paid witness!
The Psychiatry industry is totally hypocritical because they
correctly teach that malice, hatred, anger, anxiety are problems
themselves, but then they go on to council people who are not anger, to
become angry as a way of curing the repressed memory syndrome.
"Psychiatrists warn that malice and hatred cause all kinds of
physical and emotional problems. In fact, one specialist has entitled his
book Love or Perish!" (W. W. Wiersbe, The Bible exposition commentary,
1989, 1 Jn 3:18)
F. Repression therapy is rooted in Freud:
"In discussing the possibility that the diagnosis and stories of
Sybil, the celebrated case of Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) that
gained public attention from the book and subsequent film of the same name,
were the product of the therapist, Herbert Spiegel says: ...that is one of
the biggest difficulties with working with the concept of causation in
psychotherapy. It is the grand illusion that we have inherited from Freud.
Freud's concept was that you had to get to the truth, and unless you get
the truth no therapeutic effect can take place. So, in the pursuit of the
truth we become engaged in story telling and we impose our hypothesis on
the patient by the way we ask our questions. Highly suggestible
(psychologically-prone) people will of course respond in a way that can
please the doctors, especially if there is a good rapport between them.
(Manufacturing Victims, Dr. Tana Dineen, 2001, p 204)
False remembering is a very common result of Repression therapy.
It has been well documented that certain personality types are very
prone to inventing past events that never happened at the suggestion of the
therapist. This parallels the reason why some people are easily hypnotized
and others are not.
G. Psychiatrists encourage anger and litigation:
The Bible forbids seeking revenge for wrongs suffered. If a crime
has been committed against you, then call the police.
Even Peter Breggin, who opposes drugs, shocks and committal as
treatments, promotes the unbiblical concept of remembering the past and
getting angry, as a cure to present unhappiness and problems: "Revisiting
our childhood can bring pent-up emotions out of the darkness of amnesia,
allowing us to handle them in the light of adult reason. The rage and hurt
that we felt, when re-experienced and understood, will have less control
over us during our adult lives. ... The most painful, destructive attitudes
we have toward ourselves are usually traceable in an unbroken line back to
childhood. At the time there was probably no one available to shed a more
loving light on our suffering. Now, as adults, we can revisit those painful
experiences with a respectful, loving attitude toward ourselves. The
sources of self-hate can be cleansed at their roots. ... In the early
stages of understanding our childhood experiences, anger is more beneficial
than forgiveness. Anger can help us to feel more esteem for ourselves. It
can encourage us to learn more about what was done to hurt us. It can
motivate whatever actions may be necessary to protect ourselves in the
future." (The Heart of Being Helpful, Peter Breggin, 1997 AD. p 151, 163)
Although the Bible forbids all lawsuits between Christians (1
Corinthians 6), there are times when a Christian should sue.
However, when the Psychiatry industry tells to sue for revenge, it
is a violation of the Bible. Romans 12:18-21
Going to court may make you rich, but it will make you feel worse,
not better. You will need to make a choice.
"Clients are instructed "to move... toward anger" for "anger is the
backbone of healing." They are encouraged by psychologists to cultivate
their rage: "A little like priming the pump, you can do things that will
get your anger started. Then, once you get the hang of it, it'll begin to
flow on its own... wanting revenge is a natural impulse, a sane response.
Let yourself imagine it to your heart's content. Suing your abuser and
turning him in to the authorities are just two of the avenues open ...
Visualize punching and kicking the abuser when you do aerobics... You can
be creative with your anger... You can heal with anger." Anger and rage
lead to "empowerment," achieved through public recognition and retribution.
According to Herman, "the remedy for injustice also requires action" -
confrontation, litigation and social action." (Manufacturing Victims, Dr.
Tana Dineen, 2001, p 224)
"A lawsuit offers a survivor an opportunity to speak the truth about
what happened, to break the silence. She is able to confront the person who
abused her in a public forum, to seek monetary compensation for therapy
expenses, lost income, and emotional distress, and to ensure that the
abuser is confronted, in some way, with the effects of what he or she did."
Although psychologists claim that knowledge is power, what they actually
mean is that accusations render others powerless, entangled in a web of
legal process and psychological absurdities. ... Although Bass and Davis
admit that "what lawsuits are best able to do is to get money," they do not
point out that the major recipients of these funds are the lawyers and
psychologists who build their career on victim-making. (Manufacturing
Victims, Dr. Tana Dineen, 2001, p 225)
Conclusion:
When the Psychiatry industry rejects God, the Bible and believes in
evolution and humanism, it is not surprising that they promote therapy
methods that are harmful and hurtful to individuals.
Repression therapy is rooted in junk pop-science of Freud.
The Psychiatry industry wrongly believes that if you are a victim of
genuine childhood sexual abuse, that the solution is to revisit the abuse
and bring it to full remembrance. Of course, this plunges any normal person
into "profound grief" and sadness. The solution is to forgive and forget.
The Psychiatry industry wrongly believes that once you have fully
remembered this childhood sexual abuse, and the emotions you felt when it
happened, that it is best for you to get real angry as a victim, confront
the perpetrator and sue his butt off. The real solution is to not get angry
and say, "He sinned against me in the most horrible way. He will have to
answer to God for that. I am not going to let my mind dwell on this event
any more. I am moving on. I am not going to talk about it with anyone any
more. I am not going to view myself as a victim any more. I am not going to
sue him in court.
People do not forget major trauma like begin abused as a child by
their father at age 6. If it happened, you will clearly remember it. If you
can't remember it, it either never happened or it is not bothering you and
you will need to look elsewhere for the cause of your present unhappiness.
We are not bothered by things we cannot remember. If it really did happen,
and you really have forgotten it, remembering will make your mental
condition worse not better and make you sad.
The idea of remembering injuries suffered as children is the bread
the butter of modern psychotherapy. Hundreds of hours and years of probing
bring in huge amounts of cash to the industry. The justification is that
getting angry is the cure to our present unhappiness. However the fatal
flaw in this concept is that most of the memories are faded and forgotten,
and are therefore not the cause of our present unhappiness.
The Bible tells us to forget the past, not spend hundred of hours
remembering them. The bible says to forgive and forget, not remember and
get angry.
By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections.
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