> nothing has made a bigger difference (...) than regularly practicing techniques that identify and release deeply-held emotional complexes
Are you talking about meditation? And if so, on your own or with a teacher?
Are you talking about meditation? And if so, on your own or with a teacher?
In principle, emotional healing techniques are effective if they involve "letting go" of the physiological reaction (i.e., "trigger") that is activated when experiencing (or remembering) a traumatic event. Once the physiological reaction ceases to occur, the emotion is "processed", and is just a benign memory like any other. But that can take a huge amount of work over a long time for some complexes, if they are very, erm, complex, and deeply ingrained.
Whilhelm Reich’s concept of “armoring” is relevant and worth exploring for those interested.
Here’s the first article I could find about it (no idea if it’s the best):
https://www.somatopia.com/blog/the-art-of-letting-go-why-rei...
One of my practitioners, who I see every 2-3 months, specializes in releasing “armor” from the body with a specific massage technique.
I can easily believe that in many cases where someone is considered to be moderately-ASD, that it’s a case of this kind of armoring.
This is not to say there is no physiological or genetic component, but that the trauma and armoring is a significant factor in the expression of the condition.