Alpha-theta question

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We're newbies to braintraining, following the training program that Pete developed..  Since we have our own equipment we can do several sessions a week. I, Jody, have been through the training cycle 4 or 5 times now and had very stong reactions from the alpha-theta on 2 occasions.  I had small reactions during the session but got hit with much " emotional detox "  a day or two later.  Now, I know there is plenty of garbage down in my " basement " so my question is:  can you clean it out without all this emotional baggage coming up?  Are there other protocols to soothe the mind after such a " detox " --especially related to sleep?  Or any other ideas?

 The one time I, Vicki, did the one alpha-theta seesion, I had a strong reaction.  I have severe PTSD from horrific childhood abuse and I cried for several hours after the alpha-theta session. I still have 7 kids at home who were wondering around asking why I was crying so much. Is this to be expected? I do want to get rid of or minimize the PTSD, but do not want to traumatize my kids with my reaction to alpha-theta. Or maybe is was something esle. So my question is, should I expect this reaction with alpha-theta and if so, what can I do to minimize it? Or should I just expcet it and find a private place to get rid of the emotions.?

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Hey thanks Pete. Will study what you said and use it as we progress. Appreciate how you talked about the tears. Yes I think it would help the adopted kids to see it is okay to cry about sorrows.

V and JOn Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 3:45 PM, pvdtlc <pvdtlc@...> wrote:

 

Vicki and Jody,You are doing A/T every fifth session, as suggested in the training plan, right?  If you are doing 4 sessions of your identified training, then one A/T, and having uncomfortable reactions, then try doing A/T only every 10 sessions for a while.

You can " suggest " to your brain several times a day during the 3-4 days preceding an A/T session that you would prefer that it bring up material that is less upsetting to you (though usually brains do that on their own).  Don't forget the powerful ability to prepare a visualization to carry into the session.  If there is a a behavior or habit that you would like to change, visualize yourself in detail going into a situation that would normally trigger that behavior (or has recently done so).  But change the script.  When you get to the point in the visualization where you would normally do X, take a breath and smile and do Y instead.  See yourself doing it.  Once you have run through the visualization once or twice, your brain will normally begin bringing up material of its own, and you can drop the visualization.  You are carrying a new program into your subconscious--an image-based program, since imagery is the language of the subconscious--and dropping it there.  Repeat these several times over several sessions, and you'll be surprised how the patterns begin to change automatically.

Another thing to mention:  The first goal of A/T is to move into the still/present " observer " state, where you are watching what is happening within and around you--that's alpha.  The visualization will help carry you down into theta (the 7Hz visualization and memory state), but if you can go there as an observer, that " distance " will help you deal with what the brain brings up without falling into it quite so hard.

One thing that I find very helpful--absent a therapist you can talk with after the session (I know you guys don't live near much of anything)--is to either write or (even easier) get yourself a little digital recorder.  After the session, you may choose to keep your eyes closed and just dictate what you remember, how you felt, any connections that come up for you, etc.  Some people prefer to get up and go out for a walk and do the same thing.  As with dreams, in many cases moving the imagery and memories into language helps to integrate the left and right sides of the experience and remove its more primitive power.

It's no surprise to you that all that stuff is down there, and probably you are well aware that it will have to be integrated for you to be able truly to let it go and move past it, but it should not be a frightening or seriously painful process.  As for the children, it is an opportunity to tell your young ones--all of whom have their own historical issues to deal with--that finding some of those things and facing them as an observer of your own past and current life, is a part of getting better.  When they see you crying, if they understand that it is something you are choosing to do--to let out tears that have been dammed up for many years, because you want to reclaim the parts of yourself that have been submerged beneath them--it won't be scary but hopeful.  And as they see the new yous emerging from the process, it will be a very positive  model for them.

Pete-- Van Deusenpvdtlc@...http://www.brain-trainer.com

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On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Vicki Dalia <20.vicki@...> wrote:

 

We're newbies to braintraining, following the training program that Pete developed..  Since we have our own equipment we can do several sessions a week. I, Jody, have been through the training cycle 4 or 5 times now and had very stong reactions from the alpha-theta on 2 occasions.  I had small reactions during the session but got hit with much " emotional detox "  a day or two later.  Now, I know there is plenty of garbage down in my " basement " so my question is:  can you clean it out without all this emotional baggage coming up?  Are there other protocols to soothe the mind after such a " detox " --especially related to sleep?  Or any other ideas?

 The one time I, Vicki, did the one alpha-theta seesion, I had a strong reaction.  I have severe PTSD from horrific childhood abuse and I cried for several hours after the alpha-theta session. I still have 7 kids at home who were wondering around asking why I was crying so much. Is this to be expected? I do want to get rid of or minimize the PTSD, but do not want to traumatize my kids with my reaction to alpha-theta. Or maybe is was something esle. So my question is, should I expect this reaction with alpha-theta and if so, what can I do to minimize it? Or should I just expcet it and find a private place to get rid of the emotions.?