Fear of the Psyche

In Asian (Middle Eastern countries, Turkey, Kurdistan, Iran), African and South American cultures, people generally display a fear of the self or psychological disturbances. For this reason, traditional methods of treatment are widespread in such cultures, such as those practised by preachers or certain religious figures, which, in our experience, rarely lead to genuine healing or significant relief from symptoms.

One of the patients in my clinic told me the following:

‘I knew there were many things in my mind that I wasn’t aware of. I had a feeling that there were strange and irrational things inside me… bad things… and so I was afraid of them. My parents and family also instilled in me the feeling that I wasn’t normal. They were saying: ‘You have everything, yet you suffer from panic attacks… what’s missing?’ They were implying that I was weak, and that there was something wrong with me.

They also believed that there was something evil inside me, that I was suffering from obsessive thoughts, and that a demon was dwelling within me… So they took me to a preacher to drive out the obsessive thoughts and the demon from within me… But my suffering increased and I felt even worse because I became convinced that evil or evil voices were inside me… I felt even more guilt and shame… I also developed feelings of inferiority because I didn’t feel normal…

Now, thanks to psychotherapy, which has helped me to gain self-awareness and self understanding, I know what is inside me and realise that it is closely linked to various experiences I went through in my childhood…

Today I know that I am normal and that I am neither mad nor stupid simply because I suffer from panic attacks… Today I know, despite certain disturbances and problems, that my mind is not full of evil or malice, and that it is not a place for superstitions, as people in our society say.

I also understand my parents and my family better today and I am able to accept them more. They, too, understand and accept me better.” 

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