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What is primal therapy?

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is based upon the assumption that people must relive early life experiences with all the acuity of feeling that was somehow suppressed at the time in order to free themselves of compulsive or neurotic behavior.

First answer by Gale Ency. of Alt Med. Last edit by Gale Ency. of Alt Med. Contributor trust: 16 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

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