Thread by @RichDecibels

I have many things to say about this extraordinary trauma release practice... thread incoming

https://twitter.com/nosilverv/status/1949101947874640253

1. TRE is very straightforward and many people get impressive results within a few minutes of practice

2. Peter Levine's book In An Unspoken Voice is the best explanation I've read for why inducing automatic physical tremors can create enormous relief from trauma, without having to address any narrative content

tldr: it's just how mammals work

3. many drugs can be an effective TRE catalyst. eg mdma creates jaw tension -> you can take that as an invitation to tremble around mouth, jaw, throat, forehead. psilocybin, ketamine and others also v effective in switching off the inhibitions against trembling

4. comprehensive trauma healing prob involves many layers eg
- repatterning muscle tension (including vasomuscular latches)
- feeling & expressing emotion with words a 5 year old can understand
- repatterning narratives (insights like "my dad does actually loves me!")

- also there's a layer of subtler energies I don't know how to describe but that seems important too (vibes)

5. "Learning how to sit still" trauma is enormously underdiscussed. many kids, especially boys, naturally want to be in constant motion. movement is essential for emoting, empathising, self regulating etc. school explicitly trains you to sit still. hence: disembodied nerds

TRE is a direct access into Sit Still trauma

as a kid I learned I could regulate my social anxiety by jiggling my legs. was punished. learned to stop that

when I started TRE I spent 5 solid days "catching up" on all the times my legs wanted to jiggle but had been inhibited

6. ime it's easy to overdose on TRE. after my 5-day binge I had months of depression. felt like I had no soul, like God had forsaken me

if you're repatterning your defense mechanisms and safety strategies: take it in measured steps if you don't want to make a mess