Sleepy Hollow Tableau-The Hollow Tree
This toy shows the home/hidden reality/grave of the Headless Horseman. Once he is down there, horse and all, he is invisible - out of sight/out of mind, except for the growing terror of the villagers who see one person after another picked off and beheaded. The villagers just want it to stop.
When trauma is suppressed/repressed/buried in the core, it can be invisible. The only evidence is what actions take place now and then, if they are visible and not hidden themselves (like addiction, sex offending before apprehension, cutting or eating disorders). The story just keeps repeating itself until someone takes the time to figure out the root of the disorder/affliction/crime/horror.
Getting at the roots is a lot more difficult, a lot messier, involves more investment and time. You also have to ask the right questions. For example, many prisoners are there because of what is considered antisocial behavior and/or an antisocial personality disorder. That's what it looks like, smells like, plays out as. However, if one administers the MCMI-IV for instance, you may discover, as often as not, that what looks like Antisocial Personality DO is actually an amalgam of the Negativistic, Avoidant and Sadistic elevations, each of which requires a particular approach to treat or counteract. It bring to mind the TV show HOUSE: the disease of the episode is often mistaken for various other illnesses until someone discovers what it actually is. Prior to that discovery, some of the treatments make it worse, sometimes much worse to the point of almost being fatal. Other remedies do nothing at all. Precision is called for - mapping out the territory - figuring out exactly where you are and what the recipe was for making this particular concoction that is so volative and malicious!!
That precision is often missing today in treatment. The story never gets heard, the root is never addressed. We miss the boat. Once you realize that, it’s time to spend a month on a remote island reading Millon’s Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond!
This toy shows the home/hidden reality/grave of the Headless Horseman. Once he is down there, horse and all, he is invisible - out of sight/out of mind, except for the growing terror of the villagers who see one person after another picked off and beheaded. The villagers just want it to stop.
When trauma is suppressed/repressed/buried in the core, it can be invisible. The only evidence is what actions take place now and then, if they are visible and not hidden themselves (like addiction, sex offending before apprehension, cutting or eating disorders). The story just keeps repeating itself until someone takes the time to figure out the root of the disorder/affliction/crime/horror.
Getting at the roots is a lot more difficult, a lot messier, involves more investment and time. You also have to ask the right questions. For example, many prisoners are there because of what is considered antisocial behavior and/or an antisocial personality disorder. That's what it looks like, smells like, plays out as. However, if one administers the MCMI-IV for instance, you may discover, as often as not, that what looks like Antisocial Personality DO is actually an amalgam of the Negativistic, Avoidant and Sadistic elevations, each of which requires a particular approach to treat or counteract. It bring to mind the TV show HOUSE: the disease of the episode is often mistaken for various other illnesses until someone discovers what it actually is. Prior to that discovery, some of the treatments make it worse, sometimes much worse to the point of almost being fatal. Other remedies do nothing at all. Precision is called for - mapping out the territory - figuring out exactly where you are and what the recipe was for making this particular concoction that is so volative and malicious!!
That precision is often missing today in treatment. The story never gets heard, the root is never addressed. We miss the boat. Once you realize that, it’s time to spend a month on a remote island reading Millon’s Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond!
This toy shows the home/hidden reality/grave of the Headless Horseman. Once he is down there, horse and all, he is invisible - out of sight/out of mind, except for the growing terror of the villagers who see one person after another picked off and beheaded. The villagers just want it to stop.
When trauma is suppressed/repressed/buried in the core, it can be invisible. The only evidence is what actions take place now and then, if they are visible and not hidden themselves (like addiction, sex offending before apprehension, cutting or eating disorders). The story just keeps repeating itself until someone takes the time to figure out the root of the disorder/affliction/crime/horror.
Getting at the roots is a lot more difficult, a lot messier, involves more investment and time. You also have to ask the right questions. For example, many prisoners are there because of what is considered antisocial behavior and/or an antisocial personality disorder. That's what it looks like, smells like, plays out as. However, if one administers the MCMI-IV for instance, you may discover, as often as not, that what looks like Antisocial Personality DO is actually an amalgam of the Negativistic, Avoidant and Sadistic elevations, each of which requires a particular approach to treat or counteract. It bring to mind the TV show HOUSE: the disease of the episode is often mistaken for various other illnesses until someone discovers what it actually is. Prior to that discovery, some of the treatments make it worse, sometimes much worse to the point of almost being fatal. Other remedies do nothing at all. Precision is called for - mapping out the territory - figuring out exactly where you are and what the recipe was for making this particular concoction that is so volative and malicious!!
That precision is often missing today in treatment. The story never gets heard, the root is never addressed. We miss the boat. Once you realize that, it’s time to spend a month on a remote island reading Millon’s Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond!