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Medical. Psychiatry. Psychology. Nonfiction. HTML:#1 New York Times bestseller �??Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.�?� �??Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world�??s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers�?? capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments�??from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga�??that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain�??s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk�??s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal�??and offers… (more)
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Trauma isn't just something that happens to our bodies, and Post-Traumatic Stress
It doesn't take combat, terrifying accidents, or obvious child abuse to cause PTSD. Obviously they all can, and do, and are the most easily recognized causes. But other events, that may not even be recognized as trauma, can also be traumatic, and have lasting effects.
Among these less obvious traumatic experiences are separating a baby or young child from a primary caregiver. Infants and children need security, trust, confidence that they can rely on the adults responsible for their care. Going from one family or set of caretakers to another is scary and deeply unsettling. That doesn't mean it's never justified. Indeed, sometimes it's absolutely essential.
I just deleted an account of events in my own childhood that I've decided it's not appropriate to post.
A lot of my own issues come from these events in my early childhood, that I'd long been told didn't happen, and which no one involved intended in a bad way. From the viewpoint of the adults, it had been the sensible thing to do at the time. They were keeping me safe. But I grew up with what seemed like objectively true knowledge, that I had better not annoy the adults in charge of me, because they might decide to send me someplace else.
This book let me recognize these fears as not abnormal, not just intellectually (I'd heard the same from therapists prior to the one who said "get this book") but also at least a little bit emotionally, and also feel that maybe I can get past them.
I'm not doing justice to this book. It's clear, accessible, revealing. I learned a lot, and not just about my own issues. But it can be upsetting, precisely because it can be useful.
Highly recommended.
I borrowed this audiobook from my local library.
To be fair, the point Kolk makes is really excellent in explaining that 'trauma' is any
Here is the Outline of Part Five of the Book:
1) Owning your own self -- Taking responsibility for our own self
2) Language -- Speaking it Out
3) Letting Go -- Exploring the Process
4) Learning about our Body -- (Yoga)
5) Self-Leadership -- Knowing Our Internal
6) Creating Structures -- New Narratives
7) Rewiring your Brain --Neuro-Feedback
8) Finding your Voice -- Theater
I am not sure, if this would work for non-Western cultures or even everyone among Westerners.
I am not sure, if I can recommend this work.
Why? Each Person's Worldview might be different.
Eg: Secular, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian.
There are fundamental differences in values in each of the above.
Deus Vult,
Gottfried
As an educator, I completely agree and I'd encourage everyone who interacts with persons who have experienced trauma to give this book a read.
This book made me tired. I skimmed to the end.
The author is one of the foremost authorities on trauma and helped to get trauma studies recognized for their importance. He explores the history of how trauma was understood; the misdirections of the end of the
The author makes a compelling case regarding what trauma is and how it effects growth and development. It would be good to see more done with biofeedback. That so much about trauma has only been ascertained over the past few years should give us all pause about how much more there is to learn, discover, and understand about such things. We do best to live so as to not traumatize others!
The author gets a little triumphalist in the account. Nevertheless, it is understandable why so many highly recommend the work. One does well to grapple with it and learn from it.