Distorted Memories
Explore the fascinating nature of traumatic memories and how they differ from regular recollections. Dr. Bessel discusses the paradox of trauma, where the brain doesn't allow a coherent story to be created, leading to vivid and unchanged images, sounds, and sensations. Discover how trauma affects our perception of reality and the lasting impact it has on individuals.In this clip
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[Unedited] Bessel van der Kolk with Krista Tippett
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I've heard you mention before that you don't agree with the claims from Bessel Van der Kolk in his book, "The Body Keeps the Score." I'm very curious to know more about your opinion and how you understand the relationship between trauma and the body, considering there is a whole field of somatic psychology that directly relates to some central claims by Van der Kolk.
In the episode Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy | Modern Wisdom Podcast 563 and the clip Memory and Trauma, Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, stating that first you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning?