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Trauma affects the entire human organism–thinking, feeling, relationships, and the housekeeping of one’s body. Trauma survivors are vulnerable to a host of medical illnesses and chronic pain syndromes, insomnia, drug and alcohol addiction, depression, obesity, and other issues related to optimal functioning of the entire organism, and the capacity ... See more
Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. • The Body Keeps The Score
with her clients, she says, “three lacks” are typical—lack of control, identity, and self-worth—along with a need to numb pain. “In a relational world . . . the human psyche devises a brilliant means to emotionally survive,”
Gabor Maté • The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Coping with Our Traumas
Nicole LePera • How To Do The Work: Recognise Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
whether we experience something as trauma or not has a lot to do with whether we are capable of coping with the event that is occurring. Some trauma experts have called trauma an experience that overwhelms our ability to cope.