In today's StarTribune paper was a tragic article about a man that stabbed an attorney over 20 times, and received a 17 year prison sentence for his crime. They interviewed the attorney, that survived. She said that she new sees evil everywhere, and double-checks windows, doors etc. Her sense of security and okayness have been shattered permanently.
For those of us, the majority, that have never suffered such overt violence against our person in military or civilian life, cannot imagine how such an experience totally alters how one sees the world, and that one lives with such incidences, moment by moment, for the rest of one's life.
One's sympathy goes out to such victims of horrific acts like the one perpetrated upon this attorney. What interests me is how we can encourage such a victim to survive such an event, rally and even come to enjoy life again. This may be an impossible ambition in most instances.
To survive this event, the support of therapists, clergy, loved ones and friends would be essential. Were the victim a self-actualizer, I assume that her life struggles to this point would have bred in her a certain hardiness, a powerful will, and a capacity to bounce back from adversity. These traits should help her endure, transcend and even enjoy life again, no matter how she has suffered unjustly in the near past.
Nothing can minimize the victim's suffering, nor do I mean to diminish that pain produced from such suffering. The key is how to survive and enjoy the future. I would like to assist in affording that opportunity for any victim. Individuating under the aegis of Mavellonialism may do the trick in many cases.
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