Presentation at the 2014 Texas Statewide Independent Living Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas - Facing PTSD with Profile Self-Confrontation

1. Damien Steinrich
The Center for Profile Self
Confrontation

2.  What is PSC?
 Diagram of a PSC Session
 How Does PSC Work?
 Dr. Robert Rynearson
 Dr. Rynearson’s Mission
 Frequently Asked Questions
 Testimonial
 Q&A

3.  In a Profile Self-Confrontation session you
view your right profile looking at your left
profile on a TV monitor in front of you. The
left and the right sides of your face are
strikingly different. The right side, your
public side, and the left side, your feeling
side, begin to communicate for the first
time.

5.  When your right side identifies the conflict,
your left side can express the feelings
associated with the conflict. The two profiles
talk to each other. Once expressed, the
conflict disappears. Then the profiles
become the same and when they look the
same, balance has been achieved. Your brain
seems to have seen itself and has changed.

6.  After graduating from Harvard with a bachelor’s
degree in liberal arts, Robert Rynearson attended
the University of Minnesota School of Medicine.
 He completed his psychiatric residency at the Mayo
Foundation, and served as Assistant Medical
Director at the Rochester State Hospital.
 In 1965 he founded the Department of Psychiatry
at Scott & White Clinic in Temple, Texas, and
served as chairman for thirty two years.
 Dr. Rynearson became the first Chairman of the
Department of Psychiatry at Texas A&M University
in 1978, a position he held until 1997.
 He is a fellow of the American Psychiatric
Association – Emeritus, the American College of
Psychiatrists, and the Southern Psychiatric
Association, of which he is past president.

7. For many years I have believed that if we could see and feel
people’s unconscious conflicts, using symbols (their own
profiles) rather than words, we should be able to cure people
more quickly. Because of the recent findings of
neuroscientists, I believe this has become a possibility.
The neuroscientists have proven the plasticity of the brain
which allows for rapid change and explains to me why PSC is
so effective.
Profile Self-Confrontation introduces a person’s left profile,
his unconscious side, to his right profile, his conscious, side
allowing the subject to see the conflict.
My mission is to train Guides to administer this “brain
changing” technique which quickly relieves the symptoms of
traumatic stress.

8. How long does it take?
In the pilot study of Profile Self-Confrontation the combat veterans had
one session a week for four weeks. Between sessions they were asked to
watch the recordings of their sessions and document their observations in
a provided journal.
Is the process effective for everyone?
It is not effective for people with brain damage, people taking anti-
psychotic drugs, or people who are psychotic.
How long is the process effective?
Of those participating in the study they have maintained improvement
over eighteen months. Since the process involves major changes in the
subject, it is predicted that the improvement will be permanent. Being
able to review the recordings of their sessions helps to cement the
change.
Is medication recommended?
No. In our experience, the use of drugs may even aggravate the problem.

9.  A brief testimonial from a Vietnam Veteran
who finally found peace through PSC.

10.  Ask away