Wow, Good Idea!

• Responses to First Learning about Affect Theory by Jim Duffy a.k.a. J.C.D., 2/28/97
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    • Therapy for Abusers by Margaret Blakely, 3/23/97
      
      

Margaret, you wrote:

"I've been thinking about attachment trauma in terms of Affect Theory. If an infant is not nurtured effectively (accepted, appreciated, valued, tended to, etc.), then the impediment to interest-excitement and enjoyment-joy would be massive. As a new little person, he would have very little experience of anything and if the larger part of his expanding world contained only shame, then his defenses against it would have to grow correspondingly."

This is fascinating! What a great insight using Affect Theory. I'll not forget this one..how it could be that while the world expands the abused one knows MOSTLY shame, having so LITTLE opportuniy for interest-excitement, and the corresponding need to erect massive defensives...

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