Moreno / sharing

[Adam Blatner]

Can you confirm or modify this story for a colleague, Joel Gluck    joelgluck at yahoo.com
       JG: Writing about the witnessing and sharing process, I've written a little passage referring to Moreno -- this is a story I've heard told verbally, but I'm unclear on its authenticity. Thought you might know how true it is/not and where I might find a written reference to it.  


Moreno once gave a demonstration of psychodrama before a group of psychiatrists. Afterward, he opened the floor to questions and comments, and was horrified as the audience of professionals began to analyze and dissect the protagonist psychologically. Learning from this experience, Moreno created a different form for post-psychodrama processing. In the sharing circle, members of the group speak personally, sharing their own feelings, stories, and life experiences that relate to the journey of the protagonist. In this way, the protagonist does not feel alone in having shared personally; all members of the group are equally vulnerable.

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