As a #trauma researcher I often wonder why the fact that violence is squarely within the repertoire of normal human behavior is absent from the conversation among #academics and #culture observers more broadly. #whyisthat
Something deservedly undesirable in many contemporary contexts is not, as a result, abnormal.
Instead, I’d argue violence is often a maladaptive problem solving or #emotion regulation strategy.
But by dismissing violence as somehow aberrant, we make little progress in understanding root causes or intervening effectively.
Using #shame to encourage behavior change is a similarly ineffective problem solving strategy yet it seems to be employed often in the context of violent urges.
I’m particularly interested in how people relate to their own urges toward violence. How do you feel about yourself when you have a violent urge?
#Trauma #Violence
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