[原文2015-04-17 初貼新浪博客 http://blog.sina.com.cn/bzhong330，2020-09-13 重貼 bzhong330微博 https://weibo.com/u/1280516531]
This young European man located me on the SE International website. Below is his feedback after 10 SE sessions.
I started seeing Paul about three months ago. By that time, I had already suffered nine months from symptoms of continuous anxiety and a feeling of general insecurity. On a more or less regular basis, I also experienced depressive phases. The starting point of my symptoms can be traced back to a panic attack that I had after waking up early in the morning for no obvious reason. I tried a lot of different alternative therapies. I went to the University for psychological assistance as well, as going to a GP, which could not help me but recommended I go to a psychotherapist. Nothing helped me.
When I started with SE, I soon felt like this was the right approach as SE does not work controlling my body with my mind but starts with the body itself. After building trust and confidence in my body through experiencing changes within the body as bare sensations without cognitive interpretation (e.g. fast heartbeat with fear), I was soon able to release stuck energy, which helped me return to a state of physiological equilibrium, meaning out of the constant anxiety and fast heart beating I was experiencing. This and other aspects of SE, like completing unfinished movements while being fully aware of the movements, proved to be effective in different situations. By finding out what is appropriate in which situations, I slowly gained confidence in my body again. During that process, my symptoms decreased further and further (with relapses in between). At some point, I could also move out of the disconnectedness from the world, which kept me from fully engaging in life. My depressive phases and general anxiety got way better, and I feel like I am close to complete healing. But now, my status changed dramatically compared to the one three months ago.
