Posted on 11/09/2004 6:19:33 AM PST by Happy Valley Dude
Boca Raton trauma specialist has treated 15 patients
More than a dozen traumatized John Kerry supporters have sought and received therapy from a licensed Florida psychologist since their candidate lost to President Bush, the Boca Raton News learned Monday.
Boca Raton trauma specialist Douglas Schooler said he has treated 15 clients and friends with intense hypnotherapy since the Democratic nominee conceded last Wednesday.
I had one friend tell me hes never been so depressed and angry in his life, Schooler said. I observed patients threatening to leave the country or staring listlessly into space. They were emotionally paralyzed, shocked and devastated.
Schoolers disclosure comes after the weekend discovery of a Kerry volunteers corpse at Ground Zero in New York City. Georgia resident Andrew Veal, 25, reportedly killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head due to Kerrys loss and a girlfriend problem.
Some mental health professionals in South Florida said Monday they have already developed a new category for the Kerry-related stress reactions. Because Palm Beach County voted heavily for Kerry, the therapists said, many residents hurt themselves by so anxiously expecting the Massachusetts senator to win especially those who maintained unrealistic recount hopes after their candidates concession.
Were calling it post-election selection trauma and were working to develop a counseling program for it, said Rob Gordon, the Boca-based executive director of the American Health Association. Its like post-traumatic stress syndrome, but its a short-term shock rather than a childhood trauma.
Gordon, the first American Red Cross psychotherapist sent to Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks, said therapists main concern is to prevent the recurrence of Kerry-related suicides like the one in New York City. There are definitely people depressed by John Kerrys loss, and this can easily lead to suicides like the one we saw up in New York this weekend, Gordon said. Luckily, it can be treated if people seek help. Were urging people to call us immediately if they feel depressed or know anyone who is seriously stressed out.
Also in Boca, at least one counseling center and an emotional support group were preparing for an influx of Kerry supporters at their first post-election meetings today.
Well let the Kerry voters talk about it and let off some steam, and by listening to other peoples stories, well help them refocus and surrender to the things in their life which they cant possibly change, said a spokeswoman for Emotions Anonymous, a recovery group meeting tonight at Glades Presbyterian Church.
Were referring people with election-related stress to the Democratic National Committee, said Karen Jacobs of the Center for Group Counseling. Well do what we can for anyone who shows up for our support group programs this week, but we havent implemented a specific program for Kerry-related trauma.
Schooler, practicing in Boca since 1984, said he treated his 15 patients last week with hypnosis-based rapid response trauma therapy. This week, he is charging a sliding fee to non-clients who feel they need the one-time election therapy session. South Floridians can contact him at 561-395-3033.
A lot of Kerry voters dont know what to do with their anger, because there was no recount, so theyve kept it bottled up, said Schooler, who also is a certified sex therapist. I help them transform the anger into more positive emotions.
Asked to describe symptoms of the post-election trauma, Schooler said, They include feelings of extreme anger, despair, hopelessness, powerlessness, a failure to function behaviorally, a sense of disillusionment, of not wanting to vote anymore that sort of thing. Were talking about a deep, unhealthy personal suffering that can best be remedied by intensive short-term therapy.
Don't they have any kool-aid?
... as well they should. :)
These seem like well-adjusted, centered people. How is it possible that they lost?
How about a high bridge or a pack of razor blades? That should cure their ills.
That's utterly stupid and moronic! There are so many important things to do with your life...For heaven's sake. We put up with Clinton for 8 years. Do they think we all liked it? Of course not! Did we seek mental health? I didn't! We lived through it. and so will they. He states because they didn't get a recount they're upset, and what about the last 4 years? There was a recount and they are still upset.
Kerry supporters seek PEST treatment.
Seems appropriate enough.
They just need someone who can feel their pain. Who might that be?
I agree.
Cripes, I despised Bill Clinton. I thought he was an absolute disgrace and it bothered me when he won in '92 and '96.
But I never sought out a mental health professional because of it.
These people need to get a grip...fast.
Apparently these people have no lives - these stories are stupid beyond belief - does the MSM think we are going to feel sorry for these complete idiots - I DON'T and their attempts at trying to make us feel bad for our "ignorant" vote for Bush is not going to work - these are pathetic, pathetic people.
darn...and these people LOST? go figure.
Best therapy for people like this is a swift kick in the a#s. Oh, wait that is great therapy for me, not really as good for them.
That is to be expected to happen to people who belong to cults like the Democrat Party. Perhaps they should get involved in politics and join the Republican Party.
And, FREEPERs, please indulge me while I repost my original commentary on this issue: Despair. It is the bottom. What will you do now?.
I still feel this way. And, I'm giving this advice, free of charge to any Kerry supporter who is willing to read it and know that this is true.Call me a sadist, but there is something that I really enjoy about looking at the picture below. Look at it for a second and take it in.
I know how this is. Why? Because...
- This is the way I have felt EVERYTIME I hear John Kerry lie to the country
- This is the way I feel everytime I hear George Soros, Michael Moore and all the lefty kooks assault not just the President, but the office of the President
- This is the way I feel evertime I have to hear about the MSM refusing to ask even the most simple questions (like, "Senator Kerry, can you confirm with certainty that you have signed form 180?)
- This is the way I have felt when I hear democrats using our troops --their casualties, specifically-- for political gain
- This is the way I have felt when I hear that good people like Miguel Estrada has been played the fool because of, literally and figuratively, a small man's obsession with maintaining political power.
- This is the way I feel when I see that over-paid, marginal-talent actors tell me how my America should be and how my opinion is less valuable then theirs
- This is the way I feel when I hear that there is a group of individuals that wants to ban my child's right to pledge allegiance to this great country
So, while I would like to extend the hand of bipartisanship, I can't.
Mr./Mrs. Liberal demonRAT, you have brought this on yourself. You deserve to feel this bad or worse.
I really hope that this will wake you up.
Let these thoughts burn in and burn in real good...
But, this is America. And you are an American.
- You are an American, but You are not America.
- You are an American, but You are the ones that are out of touch with reality.
- You are an American, but You have followed the rhetoric to its logical end, which is hollow, as rhetoric is just rhetoric.
- You are an American, but you have forsaken our mighty military's ability to conquer any foe; and, worst of all,
- You are an American, but you have "checked out" of the American experiment just because you don't like what you have heard
This is the greatest country in the world. And, you are allowed to be stupid. And, you are also allowed to change your life for the better too.
So, I hope the despair sinks in deep enough to shake your "core", because your core is what got you where you are.
This time, when you pick yourself up off the ground, don't engage in the hatred which brought you here. Don't live in denial of reality.
Try a some simple steps to pick yourself up off the ground...
- Accept reality and understand that you have meet it for the first time
- Accept that George Bush isn't an evil person
- Accept that Dick Cheney isn't pulling strings at Halliburton and the Pentagon
- Accept that Saddam is, simply, not a good guy
- Accept that Iraq is actually a strategic center in combatting islamic nutbags
- Accept Islamic extremism for what it is: a blood-thirsty notion that wants to see your throat slit
- Accept things as they are
- Accept that what you believe is grossly out-of-whack with the real world
All you Kerry supporters/Bush haters, should think about that.
And, one last bit of advice: try getting a sense of humor. And, get a sense of humor that isn't entirely wrapped up in trying to make fun of the President, Republicans, or people that you don't agree with. In the process of tearing others down, you are just bringing yourself lower and lower.
May I suggest a massive boat float to Cuba?
But how is this any different from a liberal's normal state?
Drink the kool aid...
...now repeat after me...
Hillary!...Hillary!...Hillary!...
How is leaving the country a threat? Do they expect us to get on our knees and beg? Why can't they just quietly leave?
Satan comes unhinged when bested by angels
These are very weak minded people who are demonstrating they have no real core or values
Overdosed on coolaide
Does anyone recall a flood of Republicans seeking psychiatric help after the second election of Clinton? I don't. These people are seriously mentally ill. I hope they all get better soon and realize that what they've been through is the result of their allegiance to other crazy people.
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