"Then there are people who are keenly aware of their experiences,who are psychologically ambitious; they wish to "get over" these historical traumas and might see a therapist to help them.
The therapeutic process takes time, commitment, and funding. The, insight leads to understanding, which leads to choice. At last, they are free to move on.
It's such a clean, well-defined structure for the process of healing. Almost like a paint-by-numbers portrait where all those black outlines are confusing at first, but in time, as you apply the correct colors in the right areas, the tangle of lines resolves into a perfectly clear image.
Unfortunately, our brains tend to color outside the line.
First, there is the matter of understanding our past and the events that transpired. Understanding what happened must incorporate context. Not merely what we experienced, but why. And the why requires knowing the motivations of the other people involved. Without the perspective of this context, our understanding will always be biased. It will be from a single perspective: ours. And therefore, not necessarily accurate or true."
Augusten Burroughs, "This is How"
(to be continued)
