Trauma processing involves the brain's response to traumatic experiences and how it manifests in the body. During trauma, the brain's emotional center becomes hyperactive, leading to symptoms like hypervigilance and emotional dysregulation. Traumatic memories may also become disorganized and stored in various brain regions.
And unprocessed trauma can also get "stuck" in the body's nervous system, resulting in somatic symptoms and physical manifestations of distress. This is often referred to as "body memory" or "somatic experiencing." Practices like mindfulness and body-centered therapies aim to address this stored trauma in the body.
So trauma affects both the brain and body, and understanding how trauma impacts both is so important for effective trauma treatment and holistic healing as Integrating approaches that address both psychological and somatic aspects of trauma can facilitate healing and promote overall well-being.
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