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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 703503" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Hi Feeling: No. The Ativan and Vialium or Xanax are not associated with dementia.</p><p></p><p>WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Taking one of a class of anti-<a href="http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/default.htm" target="_blank"><u>anxiety</u></a> pills that includes Ativan, <a href="http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-11116/valium+oral/details" target="_blank"><u>Valium</u></a> or <a href="http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-9824-xanax+oral.aspx" target="_blank"><u>Xanax</u></a> does not increase older adults' risk of <a href="http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/alzheimers-dementia" target="_blank"><u>dementia</u></a>, a new study finds.</p><p>No. I think what you are describing and suggested to your therapist is cognitive behavioral therapy.</p><p></p><p>Somatic therapies are different. They involve bilateral movement (such as walking, typewriting, needlework, artwork, running, etc. and such movement in itself can be deeply therapeutic when one holds in one's mind the trauma and pain that we seek to release.) They work with the fear that is already there. The discharge does not involve the thoughts, so much as discharging the tension, trauma, fear held in the body.</p><p></p><p>I believe sincerely that posting helps me discharge trauma, by the bilateral movement engaged in through typing while holding difficult thoughts and emotions.</p><p></p><p>One of the books (I bought it) is called: <u>Walking the Tiger</u>, I think. Something like that, by Peter Levine. The title struck me because animals probably do not remember much cerebrally about the events that terrify them, and indeed do not have to relive the events that have traumatized them, in mental imagery. But animals--think about it--have to face things that frighten them because of past trauma--over and over again. To live. They cannot hide out in their beds like me.</p><p></p><p>The way early humans, and mammals discharge their trauma somatically is through bilateral movement. They have a generalized fear as do you...but they run, and run and run...and discharge their fear, that is held in their bodies.</p><p></p><p>You can download free samples of some of these books to a kindle device or to your computer. Or as I did, just read the reviews of the highly rated books. Many of the reviews are from people who have suffered for many decades. And this approach worked when they despaired that nothing else would.</p><p></p><p>I will read a book with you, if you want. Somewhere in the house I have the Tiger book. You do not have to involve your therapist. She may not know about this work. But it is not the same as you describe, which can involve emotional flooding--that the last thing you want.</p><p></p><p>As a young woman I made a mistake-in trying to help myself I went to a psychoanalyst. This form of therapy involves the triggering of intense feeling and regression. I could not do it. He and I both blamed me. Well, this was the last therapy I should have done with a history of childhood trauma. I understand what your therapist is saying--but I think you and she discussed a form of therapy different from this, which is very new. And very effective. For myself, I do not think it would be risky.</p><p></p><p>I am considering it and I am also considering dance and movement therapy, particularly Authentic movement as I described. If it was available where I live I would do Art therapy, which I believe is safely expressive and one can indirectly get outside of oneself the trauma one holds within.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 703503, member: 18958"] Hi Feeling: No. The Ativan and Vialium or Xanax are not associated with dementia. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Taking one of a class of anti-[URL='http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/default.htm'][U]anxiety[/U][/URL] pills that includes Ativan, [URL='http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-11116/valium+oral/details'][U]Valium[/U][/URL] or [URL='http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-9824-xanax+oral.aspx'][U]Xanax[/U][/URL] does not increase older adults' risk of [URL='http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/guide/alzheimers-dementia'][U]dementia[/U][/URL], a new study finds. No. I think what you are describing and suggested to your therapist is cognitive behavioral therapy. Somatic therapies are different. They involve bilateral movement (such as walking, typewriting, needlework, artwork, running, etc. and such movement in itself can be deeply therapeutic when one holds in one's mind the trauma and pain that we seek to release.) They work with the fear that is already there. The discharge does not involve the thoughts, so much as discharging the tension, trauma, fear held in the body. I believe sincerely that posting helps me discharge trauma, by the bilateral movement engaged in through typing while holding difficult thoughts and emotions. One of the books (I bought it) is called: [U]Walking the Tiger[/U], I think. Something like that, by Peter Levine. The title struck me because animals probably do not remember much cerebrally about the events that terrify them, and indeed do not have to relive the events that have traumatized them, in mental imagery. But animals--think about it--have to face things that frighten them because of past trauma--over and over again. To live. They cannot hide out in their beds like me. The way early humans, and mammals discharge their trauma somatically is through bilateral movement. They have a generalized fear as do you...but they run, and run and run...and discharge their fear, that is held in their bodies. You can download free samples of some of these books to a kindle device or to your computer. Or as I did, just read the reviews of the highly rated books. Many of the reviews are from people who have suffered for many decades. And this approach worked when they despaired that nothing else would. I will read a book with you, if you want. Somewhere in the house I have the Tiger book. You do not have to involve your therapist. She may not know about this work. But it is not the same as you describe, which can involve emotional flooding--that the last thing you want. As a young woman I made a mistake-in trying to help myself I went to a psychoanalyst. This form of therapy involves the triggering of intense feeling and regression. I could not do it. He and I both blamed me. Well, this was the last therapy I should have done with a history of childhood trauma. I understand what your therapist is saying--but I think you and she discussed a form of therapy different from this, which is very new. And very effective. For myself, I do not think it would be risky. I am considering it and I am also considering dance and movement therapy, particularly Authentic movement as I described. If it was available where I live I would do Art therapy, which I believe is safely expressive and one can indirectly get outside of oneself the trauma one holds within. [/QUOTE]
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