QUESTION:
If a child was molested, is no longer shomer Shabbos, fell into drugs, and is currently living a life of total carelessness, and now as a teenager this boy or girl is turning to therapists for help, can understanding the particular 4 elements of the soul (earth, water, wind and fire) be helpful in treating the abuse of this teenager?
ANSWER:
No one has the same soul as another person, and therefore, even if every person were to experience this same exact situation, they would each experience it differently [due to the unique makeup of the 4 elements of each person’s particular soul]. Therefore, it is necessary for the therapist to (1) Understand the child’s particular personality [by seeing which elements are most dominant in him or her], and also (2) The teenager [or any abused person in question] would need to have a very strong, determined will to work hard at understanding himself, and (3) The teenager in question would need to have a strong desire to come out of the trauma that he/she experience.
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