Regression

[she_is_my_addiction]

I need some information on regression...how it works, recovery, permanent or temporary, etc.

Any help would be great, thanks.

 

[Just-Legal]

Regression or remission?

Are we talking cancer or remembering buried memories/past lives?

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

All of the work I've done in Psychology has been in Clinical Psychology (regression would be more of a part of Theraputic). Generally, I've found Clinical to have little respect for the others, but that's in its effort to be more of a hard science than they are.

From what I know, there are a dozen forms of regression as a therapy that are met with mixed results. The question "does it work?" isn't very helpful. Yeah, sometimes, but not reliably enough to call it a method so much as a practice (methods are "do X and Y happens", practices are "do X"). I don't hold a lot of faith in it.

There are some backlashes from regression. There have been cases of serious problems arising, one case of death that I know of.

All in all, if you're marketing for psychological help, I'd avoid therapists--strictly speaking--and go speak to qualified clinicians.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

All of the work I've done in Psychology has been in Clinical Psychology (regression would be more of a part of Theraputic). Generally, I've found Clinical to have little respect for the others, but that's in its effort to be more of a hard science than they are.

From what I know, there are a dozen forms of regression as a therapy that are met with mixed results. The question "does it work?" isn't very helpful. Yeah, sometimes, but not reliably enough to call it a method so much as a practice (methods are "do X and Y happens", practices are "do X"). I don't hold a lot of faith in it.

There are some backlashes from regression. There have been cases of serious problems arising, one case of death that I know of.

All in all, if you're marketing for psychological help, I'd avoid therapists--strictly speaking--and go speak to qualified clinicians.

I guess I need to know lots of stuff. Levels of regression, levels of severity, where I can find information, and backlashes etc. Are the chances good? Is medication involved? Things like that. I appreciate your input Joe.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Regression or remission?

Are we talking cancer or remembering buried memories/past lives?

Regression.

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

I think she's asking for methodology for a story rather than for personal desire for regression.

I'd reccomend browsing books on hypnosis or googling for hypnotism techniques while you're waiting for us. I think masterhypnotist's stories have very in-depth descriptions of regression. Watch Dead Again for a taste as well or just to see a well-done flick.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

I think she's asking for methodology for a story rather than for personal desire for regression.

I'd reccomend browsing books on hypnosis or googling for hypnotism techniques while you're waiting for us. I think masterhypnotist's stories have very in-depth descriptions of regression. Watch Dead Again for a taste as well or just to see a well-done flick.

I'm more asking for info because I have a friend who's regressed and I need to know everything I can about it.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

Originally posted by she_is_my_addiction
I'm more asking for info because I have a friend who's regressed and I need to know everything I can about it.

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Explain.

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

I'm more asking for info because I have a friend who's regressed and I need to know everything I can about it.

Ah, my bad. Still, googling and old-fashioned book plowing are good ideas for getting a quick run-down of the particulars.

Good luck.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

?

Explain.

In her mind, she's seven years old. In reality, she's 22. Undo stress has caused her to regress as a form of panic or some such thing.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

Originally posted by she_is_my_addiction
In her mind, she's seven years old. In reality, she's 22. Undo stress has caused her to regress as a form of panic or some such thing.

O.k., here's the best advice I can give you at this point. Assuming (1) its not a joke, or (2) its not a lie... take her to a hospital.

Seriously.

What you're talking about is, again if accurate, a serious disorder that "reading a book on your own" isn't going to cure. Take her to a Clinical Psychologist, a doctor, a treatment center and get her help immediately.

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

...Take her to a Clinical Psychologist, a doctor, a treatment center and get her help immediately.

Though I shudder to employ the term: DITTO!

 

[mismused]

Though I shudder to employ the term: DITTO!

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SIMA,

From what you say, your friend has more within her than she can bear, and has gone to a safer mental environment within herself, to a place where all is manageable as in childhood.

Only she knows what did it, and why she couldn't cope, as well as has buried within her what will bring her out of it.

As a very trite, but true methodology, trust is what will do it best, though there may be some drugs may do it temporarily.

What will keep her out of it after she is back is knowledge, and the learning of it in a safe, trusting environment.

Hope this helps

mismused

 

[CharleyH]

Ditto VB's ditto. Joe has good advice here, SIMA

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

O.k., here's the best advice I can give you at this point. Assuming (1) its not a joke, or (2) its not a lie... take her to a hospital.

Seriously.

What you're talking about is, again if accurate, a serious disorder that "reading a book on your own" isn't going to cure. Take her to a Clinical Psychologist, a doctor, a treatment center and get her help immediately.

She's already sought help and she has several people looking after her. There isn't much I can do, but as a psychology major my interest has now been peaked.

I'm not worried because I know she's in good hands.

 

[Evil Alpaca]

She's already sought help and she has several people looking after her. There isn't much I can do, but as a psychology major my interest has now been peaked.

I'm not worried because I know she's in good hands.

Besides books on therapy/clinical psychology, you might see if you can get your hands on a book of Abnormal Psychology (I think mine is already packed) or maybe even scan through the most recent version of the DSM. I sincerely hope your friend gets good treatment and gets better.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

Originally posted by she_is_my_addiction
She's already sought help and she has several people looking after her. There isn't much I can do, but as a psychology major my interest has now been peaked.

I'm not worried because I know she's in good hands.

Best bet...

Go to your department and talk to some of the professors who are in or studied in the Clinical Psychology field. Textbook definitions and anecdotes will be mildly informative, but ask them for more specific primary sources from their journals of merit (most professors I know and work with have preference here or there). It would work to your benifit to go to the on campus library to the section with the journals (a reference room or, in a large enough college an actual journal section) and cross search for the key words you're looking for.

The internet, in things like this, is only mildly helpful in finding good information in the way of case studies. You better served by getting involved in the department's catalogue.