Feel Better Fast and Make It Last by Dr. Daniel G. Amen

Author:Dr. Daniel G. Amen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SELF-HELP / Emotions, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2018-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

Strategy #3: Write the story of what happened in the context of your life.

Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is a brief psychotherapy for trauma developed by Drs. Maggie Schauer, Frank Neuner, and Thomas Elbert that has been shown in studies to be effective.[194] It has been used most often with individuals, groups, and communities that have experienced multiple traumas as a result of political or cultural forces (such as refugee groups or people affected by a natural disaster). NET has been shown to reduce PTSD symptoms after 4 to 10 sessions with a therapist.

The stories people tell themselves about trauma and their lives in general influence their health and well-being. Seeing yourself solely around traumatic experiences leads to lasting feelings of trauma and stress. NET therapy involves writing a chronological story of your life, including detailed accounts of the traumas you have experienced, and reliving the emotions without losing connection with the present moment. You include positive events in your story, which helps add balance and context to what you believe about your life. One of my patients, for example, grew up with an abusive alcoholic mother, but my patient also remembered the times her mother would put towels in the dryer to warm them before getting her and her siblings out of the bathtub. When treatment ends, the therapist will create a documented autobiography for the patient.

NET is different from other treatments in that it focuses on creating an account of what happened in a balanced way that helps to recapture a person’s self-respect. For more information, see the Narrative Exposure Therapy channel on the Vivo International website (www.vivo.org). NET is similar to written exposure therapy (WET), which has also been found to be effective for PTSD.[195]

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