Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Illawarra District, Australia, January 30, 2009.
Midwayer Brusque.
Midwayer Angelique.
Received by George Barnard.

Brusque “We greet you our dear friends. This is Midwayer Brusque, so named because I have a tendency to suddenly turn up, and express my wishes in a few measured words to get the action I desire. I have brought with me my consort of many, many centuries, Midwayer Angelique. We both greet you and advise you that this is not a public relations visit. We are here to answer an enquiry from the northern hemisphere, as both of us are indeed familiar with the family, and with the happenings.

“It is said that if one can cope with life and its changes without becoming a danger to self or others, one falls within the ‘normal’ category. We tend to equate normality in a slightly different way: Should you be able to live your life, reasonably happily and progressively, whilst coping with sudden changes, it is then that one falls within the category of normal. Yes, we additionally expect a person to be reasonably happy first of all, and to also be progressive in his or her ways to so qualify.

“There are many aspects of your psychological teachings that we do not exactly agree with. For one, the designation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is not quite correct in our views. A post traumatic stress situation is in part a protection mechanism, a healing, in fact. You could experience something like a home invasion, a serious accident, an attack of some kind, or, in fact, you could be guilty of having seriously misbehaved and suffered from a post trauma because of the event.

“However the ability of the human brain and mind to ‘cancel out’ specific happenings from memory, and therewith reduce the overall effect of the trauma, and with it the function of the individual, is not seen by us as a disorder. It is seen by us as a ‘protection mechanism,’ which, to a greater or lesser degree, and depending on the personality, applies to each individual when he or she gets to a point where something totally unacceptable to the psyche must be ‘taken out of mind’ in order for this person to survive and remain sane.

“We are well aware of the human inclinations beyond the trauma. There often is a sincere wish to discover just what it was that actually happened to cause this lack of remembrance of the traumatic event. We recommend that this must not be an overpowering concern. We recommend that only minimal time be spent in trying to trace back to the cause of that disruption to everyday living. In this fashion the memory block will likely remove itself sooner rather than later for recall to be more complete. The past is the past, and all including the self, must be forgiven. After all, for you, time only moves forward, so move forward with it.

“As I expressed earlier, this is not a public relations visit. This is an occasion when we are familiar with the circumstances and are allowed by your regular Teachers, to visit you, and to clarify. This is Brusque and Angelique saying thank you for your time, you chatterboxes. We say farewell for now.”

George: “Thank you both.”

Receiver’s note about us being chatterboxes: We talked among ourselves and were not aware of their presence for maybe 20 minutes, I guess. Also, Angelique expressed their wishes for more open, personal contact with students in Western Europe. This before we began recording Brusque.

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