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Liberals Seek Therapy!!
It's about time!
Kerry supporters seek therapy in South Florida
More than a dozen traumatized John Kerry supporters have sought and received therapy from a licensed Florida psychologist since their candidate lost to President Bush, the Boca Raton News learned Monday.
Boca Raton trauma specialist Douglas Schooler said he has treated 15 clients and friends with �intense hypnotherapy� since the Democratic nominee conceded last Wednesday.
�I had one friend tell me he�s never been so depressed and angry in his life,� Schooler said. �I observed patients threatening to leave the country or staring listlessly into space. They were emotionally paralyzed, shocked and devastated.�
Schooler�s disclosure comes after the weekend discovery of a Kerry volunteer�s corpse at Ground Zero in New York City. Georgia resident Andrew Veal, 25, reportedly killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head due to Kerry�s loss and a girlfriend problem.
Some mental health professionals in South Florida said Monday they have already developed a new category for the Kerry-related stress reactions. Because Palm Beach County voted heavily for Kerry, the therapists said, many residents hurt themselves by so anxiously expecting the Massachusetts senator to win � especially those who maintained unrealistic recount hopes after their candidate�s concession.
�We�re calling it �post-election selection trauma� and we�re working to develop a counseling program for it,� said Rob Gordon, the Boca-based executive director of the American Health Association. �It�s like post-traumatic stress syndrome, but it�s a short-term shock rather than a childhood trauma.�
Gordon, the first American Red Cross psychotherapist sent to Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks, said therapists� main concern is to prevent the recurrence of Kerry-related suicides like the one in New York City.
�There are definitely people depressed by John Kerry�s loss, and this can easily lead to suicides like the one we saw up in New York this weekend,� Gordon said. �Luckily, it can be treated if people seek help. We�re urging people to call us immediately if they feel depressed or know anyone who is seriously stressed out.�
Also in Boca, at least one counseling center and an emotional support group were preparing for an influx of Kerry supporters at their first post-election meetings today.
�We�ll let the Kerry voters talk about it and let off some steam, and by listening to other people�s stories, we�ll help them refocus and surrender to the things in their life which they can�t possibly change,� said a spokeswoman for Emotions Anonymous, a recovery group meeting tonight at Glades Presbyterian Church.
�We�re referring people with election-related stress to the Democratic National Committee,� said Karen Jacobs of the Center for Group Counseling. �We�ll do what we can for anyone who shows up for our support group programs this week, but we haven�t implemented a specific program for Kerry-related trauma.�
Schooler, practicing in Boca since 1984, said he treated his 15 patients last week with hypnosis-based rapid response trauma therapy. This week, he is charging a sliding fee to non-clients who feel they need the one-time �election therapy� session. South Floridians can contact him at 561-395-3033.
�A lot of Kerry voters don�t know what to do with their anger, because there was no recount, so they�ve kept it bottled up,� said Schooler, who also is a certified sex therapist. �I help them transform the anger into more positive emotions.�
Asked to describe symptoms of the post-election trauma, Schooler said, �They include feelings of extreme anger, despair, hopelessness, powerlessness, a failure to function behaviorally, a sense of disillusionment, of not wanting to vote anymore � that sort of thing. We�re talking about a deep, unhealthy personal suffering that can best be remedied by intensive short-term therapy.�
http://www.bocanews.com/index.php?src=news&prid=10127&category=Local%20News%20%20&PHPSESSID=dbedc967e0ac261e440983dcdc5d7660
Ironic, because we're posting a humor article in our school newspaper soon about "post election stress disorder."
funny but sad at the same time. well, like i said to one of my liberal friends. the left media is party to blame for inflating the news, and being biased, partial towards Kerry. A LOT of Democrats were actually convinced and they BELIEVED that Kerry would win.
So is not the case 
And there's NO recount
+4 GWB enjoy it
... or you could commit suicide i guess, if you feel necessary.
>JM<
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| Originally posted by JM funny but sad at the same time. well, like i said to one of my liberal friends. the left media is party to blame for inflating the news, and being biased, partial towards Kerry. A LOT of Democrats were actually convinced and they BELIEVED that Kerry would win. So is not the case And there's NO recount +4 GWB enjoy it ... or you could commit suicide i guess, if you feel necessary. >JM< |
This sounds like a local newspaper with nothing better to report. And are you done gloating yet?
Redskins lost, Red Sox Won, 3 Florida college football teams lost,...
and Bush won oh, even though his last name has 4 letters, he's still the 1st to get re-elected.
but he is in war, therefore he gets re-elected.
good stuff nontheless.
>JM<
hoohooohoo...its funny coz theyre liberals
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| Originally posted by JM Red Sox Won, |
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec RED SOX DID NOT WIN! Just because they scored more runs than the Cardinals does not mean they really won anything. They should reach out to the St. Louis team and offer them part of any trophy they received. Just winning the games does not give them any mandate to have parades and act like they are champions. |
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec RED SOX DID NOT WIN! Just because they scored more runs than the Cardinals does not mean they really won anything. They should reach out to the St. Louis team and offer them part of any trophy they received. Just winning the games does not give them any mandate to have parades and act like they are champions. |
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec RED SOX DID NOT WIN! Just because they scored more runs than the Cardinals does not mean they really won anything. They should reach out to the St. Louis team and offer them part of any trophy they received. Just winning the games does not give them any mandate to have parades and act like they are champions. |
Am I the only one who has no idea what any of you are talking about? How is it that the Red Sox did not win, and how is it that the Cardinals deserve ANYTHING?
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| Originally posted by State of Matter Am I the only one who has no idea what any of you are talking about? How is it that the Red Sox did not win, and how is it that the Cardinals deserve ANYTHING? |
You conservatives are blowing the word "liberal" out of line,.. you guys dont even know what it means and what it stands for..and just "label" any one who does not agree with Bush a Liberal.. bunch of ignorants
As a matter of fact, many of the people that call themselfs Conservatives.. end up been a Liberal ppshh.. as a matter of fact, the religious values are those of a Liberal in the most part..
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| Originally posted by LiquidX You conservatives are blowing the word "liberal" out of line,.. you guys dont even know what it means and what it stands for..and just "label" any one who does not agree with Bush a Liberal.. bunch of ignorants As a matter of fact, many of the people that call themselfs Conservatives.. end up been a Liberal ppshh.. as a matter of fact, the religious values are those of a Liberal in the most part.. |
Oh, gotcha. Sarcasm doesn't work so well on the internet.
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