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Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

Just finished Chapter 15, Letting Go of The Past: EMDR. It’s really interesting and I’m definitely going to do more research on EMDR.

Love reading about CBT. Especially since I have a year of experience with CBT as a treatment for my OCD. This line described it best,“The idea behind cognitive behavioral treatment is that when patients are repeatedly exposed to the stimulus without bad things actually happening, they gradually will become less upset; the bad memories will have become associated with “corrective” information of being safe.”

Chapter 13: Healing From Trauma: Owning Your Self. “Trauma robs you of feeling that you are in charge of yourself.”