1. This is completely normal in #trauma!Laying down memory is a complex process & so is “retrieving” memories.
It’s unfortunate when memories that come flooding back are so horrific bc it can be like experiencing the event all over again for the second time, but yes (cont)
2. those memories can come flooding back DECADES later.
Whilst devastating, on some level it can make things make so more sense, but also sometimes add to feeling of confusion as to whether event really happened.
3. It can make you doubt yourself even more which is tragic. It can feel like the brains cruelest of jokes. When those memories return we often prefer to doubt them as the content are so painful. A good clinician will not make u feel like a liar. @dhanyajmani @angelo_virgona
4. Your brain is amazing because it has inbuilt safety mechanisms to help you manage painful stimuli. Putting painful memories aside is a useful biological process - if we didn’t put them “away” humans couldn’t function each day but instead relive trauma repeatedly
5. You are actually very and wonderfully Normal @rohde_susan although our societal lack of understanding around trauma may make you feel otherwise. #cPTSD #PTSD #trauma @sally_stevensxn @TamePunk @dhanyajmani @angelo_virgona @catherine_falc @drlouisehansen @CCCBuryStEd

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Thread 1. OK It would be Great if ppl understood that when a person is assaulted or under threat, particularly children or other vulnerable-they go into a ‘freeze mode’. It is a well-described SURVIVAL technique- to dissociate from reality in order to maximise chances of survival
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1/ Empathy is not an intellectual or planned response.
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