Comments on: Spiritual Emergency http://catherineauman.com/blog/spiritual-emergency/ Los Angeles Psychotherapist specializing in Spiritual Psychology and Transpersonal Counseling Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:29:44 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ron Thurlow, Ph.D. http://catherineauman.com/blog/spiritual-emergency/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Ron Thurlow, Ph.D. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:02:31 +0000 http://catherineauman.com/blog/?p=177#comment-299 Having had similar experiences with sever mentally ill individuals, as well as other who were experiencing a spiritual awaking. Psychosis, from my experience, is always accompanied by a great deal of fear and paranoia. Where a person is experiencing a major spiritual breakthrough or "initiation" , he or she may be overwhelmed, but from fear. More likely, he/she will be in a highly blissful state. In any case, I appreciate you addressing the issue. Thank for your contribution in furthering a sane approach to spiritual psychotherapy. Having had similar experiences with sever mentally ill individuals, as well as other who were experiencing a spiritual awaking. Psychosis, from my experience, is always accompanied by a great deal of fear and paranoia. Where a person is experiencing a major spiritual breakthrough or “initiation” , he or she may be overwhelmed, but from fear. More likely, he/she will be in a highly blissful state.

In any case, I appreciate you addressing the issue. Thank for your contribution in furthering a sane approach to spiritual psychotherapy.

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