Healing Traumatic Memories
Dr. Bessel discusses the impact of trauma on memory and the body, emphasizing the non-cognitive nature of healing. Krista delves into the limitations of traditional therapy in addressing the sensate dimension of traumatic experiences.In this clip
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On Being with Krista Tippett
Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body
Related Questions
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?
Am I right? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through a trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
Does this make sense or align with what Andrew discussed about erasing fear and trauma and the process required to do that? Can you explain to me the similarities and why meditation seems to work, even though people aren't actually retelling the narrative of the trauma over and over?