GO TO INDEX PAGE
reload this page
HOW WELL DOES THIS WORK?
The next thing you're probably wondering about is how well
this process works. You have a great deal of control over that;
but, under the right conditions, EXTREMELY well... If your guilt
feelings are the side-effect of clinical depression, if you are
experiencing false guilt over issues which you had no real control,
or if you refuse to make the needed changes, you'd be wasting your
time by contacting me. If, on the other hand, your guilt is the
result of a specific event, or series of events, in which you made
poorly thought through or unethical decisions which contributed to
an outcome which either caused or could have caused significant
harm; and, you are willing to dilegently follow the suggestions
which are made, you can use this experience as your bridge away
from your past. Since the punishment is directly tied to the
events which caused the guilt, people are able to come away with a
feeling that those event have finally been "paid for in full..."
To further reinforce that, you have the option of taking home a
video tape of the punishment, to play when you experience "habit
guilt." (Similar to finding oneself starting to write out a check for home
mortgage or car payment, during the first couple of months after it
has been paid off...)
It's very common for people to tell me that they have made
more pregress within the few days we worked together than they
had experienced in many years of conventional therapy. It's
been heartwarming to me to hear people's accounts of how their
lives, careers, and relationships have improved since they no
longer feel a subconscious need to sabotage these things, as a
form of self-punishment. It's also rather common for people to
remark to me how differently people seem to respond to them,
now that they are viewing themselves in a positive, rather
than a negative, light...
I don't want to give anyone the impression that this is
some sort of "silver bullet," which will make your past
vanish. If you have a substance abuse problem, bio-chemical
changes have probably occurred which are irreversiable; but,
clearing the emotional baggage will normally make recovery
easier and more pleasant to maintain. If there has been a
significant amount of collateral damage to your self image,
you will need to involve yourself in positive follow-up
activities in order to rebuild your self-esteem; but, this
will be much easier without being constantly weighted down
by your earlier actions. If you are counting on others
forgiving you as the result of your having undergone this
process, the potential is always there for that to not
occur; but, when you are able to forgive yourself in a
constructive manner, it opens the door to other positive
changes, which might repair that relationship at some
later date. If they still choose not to accept the
changes you've made, that's indicative of THEIR character,
rather than yours!...
I have NEVER had anyone report back that they didn't
feel the results they obtained were enough to more than
make up for what they had to go through to obtain them.
RETURN TO THE HUB PAGE
E-mail: Kathy (Renbarger) at: fedup@okplus.com
Last updated: 08/31/02
Last modified: 10/30/2002