Subconscious Wounds. The body holds onto wounds from early childhood and shows up in different ways. Traumatic events people ignore can also flare up if triggers arise. In fact, the body retains memories of trauma.Bessel van der Kolkwrites about this in his book,The Body Keeps Score. He ...
Dr. Nelson says, "Stressful or traumatic events often feel prolonged because the brain enters a hyper-vigilant state, processing information at an accelerated rate to assess for threats. Conversely, positive emotions can make events feel like they've passed swiftly." Memory processing: The way we...
Brian Stablyk/Getty Images People involved in a serious car crash or victims of violent crimes sometimes cannot remember the incident. When amnesia follows an external traumatic event like this, doctors call itdissociative, orpsychogenic,amnesia. This type of amnesia links outside events, such asma...
I was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, and when I was about five,I moved to live with my grandparents on their farm near Dublin in northern Michigan。It was traumatic moving from the warm, easy ways of catfish country to the harsh climate of the north, where people seemed so different. ...
My understanding of triggers and triggering was instrumental to my understanding of my post-traumatic stress, which forced me to look at the behaviors of our forebears—cavemen and cave women. They lived in a very dangerous world, where they were vulnerable to diseases, harsh climates, the ch...
Is it, as I mentioned in the intro, I was asking whether it's genetic, or can it be precipitated by some kind of a traumatic life experience or childhood experience, or is it something that runs in families? Miklowitz: I would say this, it is a combination of genetic, biological, ...
For me to be able to really have a good, clear understanding of the last two years, which there was some traumatic experiences -- losing the house in Malibu and going through a really public breakup -- I think I just really needed some clarity." "It was just really important to ...
Change iswiredinto our brain, and that change does not have to be negative. We can create positive change, even out of terrible events like wars and natural disasters. It is calledpost-traumatic growth. Brokenness can be a starting point of beauty. ...
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
In a profession where people are dealing with often traumatic, life-changing developments, this personal, human touch, is vital for the emotional well-being of patients and their loved ones. By using tools such as AI to free up more of their time, healthcare professionals can focus more ...