How Trauma Affects Your Life - Bessel van der Kolk

Chris and Bessel van der Kolk discuss how the brain deals with trauma. What does Bessel van der Kolk mean by the body keeps the score? How does your body remember trauma according to Bessel van der Kolk? How do you get your brain and body to respond to trauma accurately according to Bessel van der Kolk?
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[@ChrisWillx]

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[@vap0rtranz]

More folks need to hear this, especially those who've experienced trauma.🙏 I just talked to my pastor about a traumatic event from 16 years ago. My pastor listened and basically agreed with van der Kolk. My body reminded me. The body remembers, and changes the person forever. Body, mind, and soul. Thank you for this Chris. 🙏🙏

[@BigDSizl20]

Me withholding the strong urge to make a pastor joke

[@brockenstein8035]

Van Der Kolk is one of the best Trauma Experts in the world

[@christheother9088]

You might be done with your past, but your past is not done with you.

[@alelectric2767]

It’s like shell shock. The central nervous system remembers.

[@tihanaharrison6728]

He wrote the trauma Bible! Love BvdK!’ So happy you did an interview with him, thank you from the bottom of my heart, the UK needs more trauma therapists trained by him and experienced trauma experts like him!!🥰🥰❤❤❤

[@karljuhnke8882]

False memories are as potent as real memories.

[@jordanthornton]

If you're somebody who enjoys learning about how the body keeps the score, then I strongly recommend you progress deeper into somatic therapy literature with teachers like Peter Levine, Arthur Janov and Alexander Lowen. Their collected work is a significant level-up on the self development journey, and I try to suggest their books on my channel as often as I can. I just recommended 10 somatic therapy books in my latest video, including the body keeps the score coincidentally enough. Great to see these conversations getting further into the mainstream - cheers Chris!

[@RippleDrop.]

It's good to break the myth that we can *control* our reactions. We can somewhat control our behavior, but not reactions.

[@localfatty4364]

Why can’t I have a therapist like this?

[@dysaffiliate]

Gravity hurts. If I think the ground will wound me deeply, I will always be scared of falling. Unfortunately, I do not control gravity. I did not make the ground and I was not originally scared of the ground. Yes, I would like to maintain even a veneer of control. But I can only if I keep it starkly in my mind, how it is just a veneer. There are plenty of fun things I can do because gravity, but also require falling...

[@VladdyDaddy369]

Reaction vs behavior... Great stuff, thanks!

[@TRAVISVANZUIDEN]

Chris, PLEASE look into getting Magnus Mitbo on your podcast!!!

[@wegroove1256]

Are psychadelic retreats a great way to heal stored trauma?

[@thatomofolo452]

Let go and let God 🌬🌬🌬💯💫

[@k00lkane]

From what I know of this man’s work and perspective, he is largely responsible for the liquidation of the concept of ‘trauma’. Trauma, in the psychiatric sense, has a strict definition as that which produced a PTSD reaction, however with these new age trauma theorists such as Kolk trauma has come to mean anything that was slightly difficult or emotionally valent, which then contributes to individuals removing the level of responsibility they have for their lives.

[@healthyfinds07]

Amen ❤

[@danthesquirrel]

From My Name is Earl: "Whoever said laughter is the best medicine didn't had gonorrhea." This guys advice can ONLY work when a person really is in no danger. Ignoring people and situations that maul the survivors with trauma is terrible advice. Money opens up better options in life. Spending $300 per hour on someone trying to keep extracting $300 per hour from you is nearly always another predatory relationship depleting resources needed to get you to an actual safe place that is not imaginary.

[@cryptoeatstheworld3379]

This is not new info. L Ron Hubbard explains this in way more detail (and shows how to GET RID of that trauma) in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (back in 1950). I’ve been a Dianetics counselor for over 30 years and resolving these kinds of things is easy.

[@John-us2ns]

Anyone associated with that dangerous and abusive cult should not be listened to. Shame on you for perpetuating evil

[@makermarx]

Look who needs to become a client.

[@janinemelanie8391]

So dangerous

[@cryptoeatstheworld3379]

@@John-us2ns If you only knew how wrong you were about it, you’d be ashamed of yourself for trashing an organization that is such a force for GOOD in the world.

[@danthesquirrel]

Thetans (soul fragments from people nuked in a volcano) cause all mental health problems! Interrogation will set you free! Our therapist let you jump on the couch! That voice telling you we are quacks is Lord Xenu! Advance to OT level 7 or higher to fight back with soul lasers!

[@tiber574]

First

[@1kpingg]

no views in 36 seconds bro fell off

[@tommcqueen3145]

😐 Should add the word Theory. My personal observation is most people's issues are self induced and delusional 🤫 I call it unnecessary bullshit

[@dxfifa]

Your body is holding a lot of denial and repressed rage