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My concern is with the subconscious effects of even momentary flashes of violence and/or terror. Like the theme music that still haunts you after decades of something you saw too soon, or better not at all. The subconscious is like a sponge. It absorbs things we haven't been aware of hearing or seeing or denied in the moment they occurred. And the subconscious is not critical or rational, does not sort out the chaos of all the information it contains. Which is why so many adults suffer from events and experiences that they have literally suppressed and buried in forgetfulness, but which still affect them in serious and destabilizing ways that require psychological therapy and guidance to work through and move beyond.

[QUOTE="Constance, post: 215538, member: 6124"] My concern is with the subconscious effects of even momentary flashes of violence and/or terror. Like the theme music that still haunts you after decades of something you saw too soon, or better not at all. The subconscious is like a sponge. It absorbs things we haven't been aware of hearing or seeing or denied in the moment they occurred. And the subconscious is not critical or rational, does not sort out the chaos of all the information it contains. Which is why so many adults suffer from events and experiences that they have literally suppressed and buried in forgetfulness, but which still affect them in serious and destabilizing ways that require psychological therapy and guidance to work through and move beyond. [/QUOTE]

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