Week #25 - Body Keeps Score
Greetings,
Welcome to this week's newsletter on how the body "remembers" traumatic events; thus, potentially disconnecting the mind and body that often lead to a cascade of negative symptoms for the mind and / or body.
Today, we will be focusing on topics from Bessel van der Kolk's book titled, "THE BODY KEEPS SCORE".
Source:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/the-body-keeps-the-score-summary.html
Concept #1:
"The mind might try to bury trauma to protect us, but the body remembers. The body keeps the score, holding onto the raw sensations, emotions, and survival instincts activated during the traumatic event. This can manifest as physical or emotional symptoms, signaling unresolved trauma."
Concept #2:
Concept #3:
"Trauma Manifests in Physical and Emotional Symptoms."
Concept #4:
"Healing involves reconnecting mind and body."
Concept #5:
"Trauma is not just a story we tell ourselves; it’s encoded in the deeper, more primitive parts of our brain that are responsible for survival and threat detection.
These areas operate outside of conscious awareness, which is why talking therapy alone is often insufficient for healing trauma.
Healing from trauma requires addressing this mind-body disconnection. It’s not enough to talk about the trauma.
It’s essential to help the body process and release the trauma’s grip."
In GREEK, the word "trauma" orginates from "traumat-", meaning "wound". Initially used to describe physical injuries, its meaning has expanded to include emotional wounds and psychological distress.
Kindly,
Neck Health
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