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Being exposed to sexual immorality and beating it???	Robert	Monday, December 13, 2004
Question: I was involunteerily molested by a teenager boy that had lived across the street on multiple occasions. I will be happy to share my defeat of this ptsd exeperiecenes with you. My pschologists' says that a lot of my assets in personal quality traits that help defeat this type of horrible ordeal is that I have served in the 82nd Airborne Division, USA Army. Does this make sense to you to have your patients go through a military approach towards the Catholic faith. I am a contribritor, I am not a liability, I just want to help?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Robert: I am sorry to hear that you went through such terrible experiences. Such experiences cause many scars and certainly lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Each person is different in how they respond to trauma and how they overcome its effects. The "military approach" you mention is interesting and I would certainly like to hear your story, but I am not sure that the majority of people would benefit from that approach. Without hearing your story and how the military helped you to overcome the trauma, I would have to guess that it has something to do with discipline, a sense of confidence in oneself, a purpose in life and things along that order which are all good things and things that the military can offer. These attributes are certainly needed and I deal with these attributes and the need to develop these attributes with clients all the time. The caution I have, however, is that the "military approach" can only affect the surface level of one's psychology and certainly of one's spirit. There is a deeper level that must be addressed that can only be reached through prayer and devotion and intimacy with God. The trauma must be addressed from a spiritual approach and not merely an external approach that military disciple and the like can provide. It is the spirit that is most wounded. As such, a spiritual therapy must be applied. The "military approach" may help the psychological wounds, or at least the surface level wounds, and may provide a foundation to being a spiritual therapy even, but ultimately spiritual wounds can only be healed through spiritual means. In addition to this, if as a result of the trauma there are any demonological elements present, those certainly must be handled from a spiritual approach of prayer, devotion, deliverance, and intimacy with God. I make these comments from a general point-of-view since I do not know the details of your experience. I would certainly be interested in your story and would have no problem co-opting any aspects of your experience that may prove useful to our Deliverance ministry. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Being exposed to sexual immorality and beating it???

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Monday, December 13, 2004

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I was involunteerily molested by a teenager boy that had lived across the street on multiple occasions. I will be happy to share my defeat of this ptsd exeperiecenes with you. My pschologists' says that a lot of my assets in personal quality traits that help defeat this type of horrible ordeal is that I have served in the 82nd Airborne Division, USA Army. Does this make sense to you to have your patients go through a military approach towards the Catholic faith. I am a contribritor, I am not a liability, I just want to help?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Robert:

I am sorry to hear that you went through such terrible experiences. Such experiences cause many scars and certainly lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Each person is different in how they respond to trauma and how they overcome its effects. The "military approach" you mention is interesting and I would certainly like to hear your story, but I am not sure that the majority of people would benefit from that approach.

Without hearing your story and how the military helped you to overcome the trauma, I would have to guess that it has something to do with discipline, a sense of confidence in oneself, a purpose in life and things along that order which are all good things and things that the military can offer.

These attributes are certainly needed and I deal with these attributes and the need to develop these attributes with clients all the time. The caution I have, however, is that the "military approach" can only affect the surface level of one's psychology and certainly of one's spirit. There is a deeper level that must be addressed that can only be reached through prayer and devotion and intimacy with God.

The trauma must be addressed from a spiritual approach and not merely an external approach that military disciple and the like can provide. It is the spirit that is most wounded. As such, a spiritual therapy must be applied. The "military approach" may help the psychological wounds, or at least the surface level wounds, and may provide a foundation to being a spiritual therapy even, but ultimately spiritual wounds can only be healed through spiritual means.

In addition to this, if as a result of the trauma there are any demonological elements present, those certainly must be handled from a spiritual approach of prayer, devotion, deliverance, and intimacy with God.

I make these comments from a general point-of-view since I do not know the details of your experience. I would certainly be interested in your story and would have no problem co-opting any aspects of your experience that may prove useful to our Deliverance ministry.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.