Inner Conflict
Children's need for connection, leading to self-loathing, and the struggle between rationalizing thoughts and the body's deep-rooted beliefs are explored by Bessel and Ezra. The conflict between feeling unsafe in the body while the mind denies reality is central to understanding trauma responses.In this clip
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This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma
Related Questions
I have a question about the episode Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body and the clip Trauma and Rationalization from the Being Well Podcast. Why do people easily fall into the trap of a victim mindset, and is it bad to be stuck in one? How can I avoid it properly?
Why do people easily fall into the trap of a victim mindset, and is it bad to be stuck in one? How can I avoid it properly? I often feel that the reason I overthink and have deep thoughts is because my father tortured and abandoned my mother and me during my childhood. This question is in relation to the episodes "Solo: Finding Your Identity, Core Beliefs, Keeping Your Own Promises, Self Validation, Success & Adult Hobbies," "Why You FEEL LOST In Life & How To Find Your TRUE SELF AGAIN | Marisa Peer & Lewis Howes," the clip "Healing Childhood Wounds," and the episode "#105: Coming Home to Your Body with Tami Amanda" and the clip "Overcoming Shame."
I have a question about this episode This Will Change How You Think About Trauma | Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Being Well Podcast and this Internalized Trauma Choices: Why do people easily fall into the trap of a victim mindset, and is it bad to be stuck in one? How can I avoid it properly? I often feel that the reason I overthink and have deep thoughts is because my father tortured and abandoned my mother and me during my childhood. This question is in relation to the episode There Is Nothing Wrong with You. and the clip Unseen Emotional Trauma.