How a Buddhist Helped a Christian Love God

A description of how a Buddhist psychotherapist used a threefold approach to the treatment of a fundamentalist Christian diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and presenting with obsessive religious thoughts and fears. One element is the frame of the more traditional psychotherapeutic s...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: O'Sullivan, Trish (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2006]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B anxiety; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Zen Buddhism; Christian fundamentalism; OME psychotherapy
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Summary:A description of how a Buddhist psychotherapist used a threefold approach to the treatment of a fundamentalist Christian diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and presenting with obsessive religious thoughts and fears. One element is the frame of the more traditional psychotherapeutic supportive approach; another element is the Zen Buddhist spiritual perspective with the associated "cognitive set" of oneness and respect for the common human struggle with "opposite thinking;" the third element is the Organic Mind Energy (OME) Psychotherapy techniques incorporated into the therapy. These techniques are especially useful with someone with "rigid" religious beliefs as they allow for a relaxation of the mind that in itself promotes openness and healing. There is no challenging of the client's beliefs and no attempt to change them.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-006-9053-6