The #MeToo Movement And Its Relationship With Psychology
History is written in capital letters thanks to its phases of transition and crisis. Conflict, protest and awareness empower society to rewrite its foundations and emerge a new structure of thought, feeling and action.
Our current era, in particular, permeated by a phenomenon of social denunciation , appears vibrant, as well as challenging. It gives the feeling that something is “cooking”. Something that wants to transcend the limits of the prevailing system. For many intellectuals, we are living in an extraordinarily historic moment.
In this article, in conversation with Hernández Psychologists, we will see how these moments of social struggle help us reinterpret the concept of victim in relation to traumatic incidents.
Movements such as #MeTo, feminism or historical memory legislation give a good account of the vindictive aspect of the present And, at the same time, they serve as spokespersons to focus on the “human drama”, both the immediate and everyday one and that of yesteryear.
This time of crisis, therefore, facilitates the expression and recognition of the damage received, honoring our condition, at least in the past, as victims.
This sociocultural breeding ground, therefore, not only shouts “Enough is enough!” but also allows you to show your face to be able to share “I was a victim of…” or “I went through…”. The need to become aware of and share something painful from our past is beginning to emerge in us Or even the impulse to set limits on a current situation that is frankly uncomfortable and incompatible with our personal values.
At Hernández Psychologists applaud the arrival of this “intimate crisis”, despite its inherent discomfort and despair, since, due to their specialized training in this phenomenon and their psychotherapeutic experience, they know what it means, what is their potential for personal growth and how to approach it.
However, give voice to untold suffering , whether in the form of sexual abuse, physical and psychological abuse, mobbing, bullying, etc.; must adjust to a very particular methodology. In this sense, their psychotherapeutic work model when addressing “traumatic incidents”, of any type, meets these conditions that we will see below.
1. You listen without prejudging
The person who wishes to share their story has the right to receive a treatment based on unconditional acceptance, non-judgment and authenticity
Said person has the courage to ask for help to “digest” a previously unshared painful situation and this honor for the therapist translates into a guarantee of respect, commitment and confidentiality.
2. The person has the right to feel in control of their experiential process
Each person is the owner of their words, queen of their time and space, protagonist of their story and both the psychotherapist and the therapeutic relationship are at your service.
The traumatic incident can be reported through words or using “non-verbal” procedures: being told in writing, through a drawing, using music, body movements, etc.
Hernández Psychologists’ specialization has led them to train in various therapeutic approaches, such as art therapy, sandbox, sensorimotor therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), psychodrama, etc.; seeking the empowerment of the person and the flexibility of the storytelling process
Furthermore, there is the psychological option of facilitating the cognitive and emotional reprocessing of the traumatic experience without the need to share anything that happened, due to the therapeutic power of procedures such as EMDR or Focusing, for example.
3. The person has the right to share the traumatic incident in an “integrated” way
The human being can be considered as a constellation of experiences, resources and relationships This richness can be condensed into the formation of an internal system of “parts”, and more than one “I” can exist within us: a scared inner child, a rebellious adolescent, an efficient and responsible adult, etc.
At Hernández Psychologists honor both the person’s experience and their present emotional process and their individual idiosyncrasy, so that the narration and reprocessing of the painful event will be done taking into account the needs, fears and resources of all parts of the internal system. , from kindness and curiosity, without forcing anything or anyone
4. The person has the right to share their story without risk of being “retraumatized”
As important as the what is the how. The account of the traumatic incident will be monitored, moment by moment, by the psychotherapist making sure not to facilitate access to a state of extreme terror or rage (hyperactivation) or to a situation of disconnection and numbness (hypoactivation).
It is the psychotherapist’s task to accompany the person in this process so that they can maintain themselves in a painful but healthy range of experience, which facilitates their liberation; in neuroscientific terms, in a “window of optimal activation tolerance.”
The person, ultimately, You will never feel overwhelmed or overwhelmed by your experience in the presence of the psychotherapist being able to take “home” both tools of emotional self-regulation and relational regulation, due to the emphasis that Hernández Psicoluciones gives to the so-called Emotional Intelligence.
5. The person has the right to receive “contextualized” treatment
The person who carries a traumatic history is not an isolated island in the sea. It is part, by nature, of a network of relationships, family, couple, work and/or social The disclosure of the incident must be made taking into account the social reality of the person, as well as the person’s present moment.
At Hernández, they support you in your process of narrating and releasing your past, but without losing sight of the present or your current socio-affective and work moment. To this end, their training and specialization are also based on psychotherapeutic approaches based on Mindfulness or Full Attention and Systemic Therapy. being experts in family and couple relationship dynamics
The courage and sensitivity demonstrated by a person who wishes, not only to share, but to integrate and heal a traumatic memory, demands, for its part, an exercise of honesty, responsibility and commitment, where the “how” and the “who” are for above the “what” and the “why”.
Concluding
If you feel that you have connected with that internal need to share a terrible story, at Hernández Psychologists are committed to the care and development of that experience that is emerging in your mind and body and, above all, They want to give you their encouragement, from their training, experience and vocational dedication Not only do they offer specialized psychological treatment for your problem, but it is tailored to your person, your history and your current moment.
Don’t forget that you are much more than your story, no matter how much it has conditioned your experience. You, furthermore, are above your process, no matter how confusing and distressing it may be. As a last resort, You deserve to reach your full potential, being able to transcend your role as a victim and connecting with your innate capacity to love, be passionate and discover.
