Otto · Brain, Behavior & Psychology
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel van der Kolk
Three key ideas
- Trauma can affect emotion, bodily responses, attention, and relationships.
- The title is not proof that memories are stored in muscles or other tissues.
- Ask what feels helpful instead of forcing disclosure or physical contact.
The five 2-minute lessons
- 1.Understand it before you blame it
- 2.Real feelings, careful stories
- 3.Ask first, offer gently
- 4.A menu is not the evidence
- 5.Support without a score
From the comic
My friend asked for a little space and a pause. My arms showed up with eight clipboards of questions.
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