List Digest, Vol 13, Issue 21

[thana ag]

Hi Erica,
I wonder what stirred upthis Q?
Is self expressiom therapeutic ?! And for whom?
True, I agree with your late husband,every one wants to be 
seen,heard,validated etc,but is it therapeutic?
As far as I am concerned as long as what is expresed is expressed with the 
awareness that it is true and useful -it has a potential to be if not 
therapeutic,at least not  harmful.
I don't think psychodrama or therapy promotes self expression,rather self 
knowledge. What to do with  that knowledge and how to express it  =that is a 
differrent issue.And perhaps an art.
As for the brain: it would be interesting to see whether there is diffrrent 
electrical activity,when an actor expresses herself in a role,vs gives 
expression to her own truth? differrent centers activated ?!
Best,
anath garber

>From: Erica Hollander <ericahollander at comcast.net>
>To: list at grouptalkweb.org
>Subject: Re: List Digest, Vol 13, Issue 21
>Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:54:03 -0600
>
>I am interested in what you all think makes self expression
>therapeutic.  Plainly, it is not always so:  the self expressions of
>sociopaths can be dangerous and  are often not welcomed by others or
>good for anything observable for the doers.  Yet, in general,  we
>foster self expression in psychodrama and find it useful and
>helpful.  What is it that makes that so?  My late husband used to
>like to say that "everyone likes to feel seen, heard acknowledged and
>respected for who and what they are."  I agree that that seems to be
>the case but I am not sure just why, or when self expression crosses
>over to potentially dangerous or destructive action.  Moreover, I am
>not sure that we know much about what the brain activity is that sets
>this apart from other actions.  Any thoughts on these issues will be
>welcome.  Thanks Erica Hollander
>
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