There are two (2) videos on this post : A 6-minute overview and the interview with Jay.This is a four-year follow up interview I recorded in 1999. We revisited Jay’s remarkable recovery journey after he had suffered from a severe car accident on August 1, 1995.
First the 6-minute overview:
This is a 7-minute video interview with Jay 4- years after our session where we talk about his immobile bloodshot eye, recovering his vision in that eye, and curing his PTSD in less than 30-minutes. Jay’s bloodshot eye cleared up overnight:
Jay spent two months in intensive care, followed by four months of recovery at home. When I saw him a week after his return to the facility, I was stunned. He had lost vision in his left eye—it was not only bloodshot, but frozen in place, unmoving. Beyond the physical trauma, Jay was still navigating a storm of intense anger and lingering PTSD symptoms, which had persisted for more than six months after the accident.
Just days later, Jay volunteered to work with me. What unfolded next was a turning point—an experience that would illuminate the transformative potential of Clean Language therapy.
At that time, I balanced my roles as a part-time psychotherapist and a full-time FAA radar air traffic controller, with Jay being a colleague of mine.
The session utilized “Clean Language,” a therapeutic technique that remarkably led to Jay’s rapid restoration of vision, mobility in his previously fixed eye, and alleviation of his PTSD-induced anger. Impressively, by the following day, his bloodshot eye had completely recovered.
“Clean Language” consists of a set of direct questions that helped Jay liberate himself from the hold of his traumatic experiences. To delve deeper into “Clean Language,” please explore my website ( post marked with a # symbol).
This is the session:
Me: What’s it like when left eye can’t see?
Jay: Foggy
Me: Foggy like what?
Jay: A cloud
Me: Is there anything else about cloud
Jay: It wants to float up
Me: Can cloud float up?
Jay: Yes. It floats up and meets some friends
Me: Is there anything else cloud needs?
Jay: No.
Me: And what happens next?
Jay: It disappears
Me: Can left eye see?
Jay: Yes
Me: Can right eye teach left eye to move in unison with right eye?
Jay: Yes
Me: All long would that take
Jay: Not long. Now!
And it happened that quick!
Our Quest for meaning
Our quest for meaning is a fundamental human drive. The moment Jay’s vehicle was hit by the garbage truck, he was consumed by a fear of death, a sentiment he hadn’t felt since his childhood friend’s passing from cancer. The unresolved anger from that early loss resurfaced with the force of the collision and persisted until our pivotal session, where he found solace, perhaps making peace with his friend’s memory.
Having practiced David Grove’s “Clean Language” therapy for over thirty years, it’s unfortunate to witness its limited use in therapy today. This sophisticated approach holds immense promise for profound MindBody healing, particularly for those ready to embrace change.
I have helped over ten clients regain their peripheral vision and depth perception after healing their traumas. People under stress will sometimes have tunnel vision or fixed vision in their unhealed traumas. See: These two post- above this one and the post: nancy-healing-sexual-abuse/
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