The
Apex Problem
Psychotherapy
is predictable in many ways.
When
a person finally gets up the nerve
to go to someone for help, they think
they will be expected to sit in therapy
and talk about the problem. Then,
after a few or many sessions, they
expect to feel better. They rarely
expect to be cured.
Since
there is nothing in our culture that
allows for a cognitive understanding
as to why tapping on the meridian
points works, it is very difficult
to accept that something they have
coped and lived with for years could
disappear in minutes. Dr. Callahan
calls this the "apex problem," which
is that patients and those observing
the therapy cannot believe that such
a simple technique can work so well.
Instead,
they try to come up with explanations
that they are familiar with to account
for the outcome.
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