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Here's the thing about trauma: even though the event happened in the past, we are working with the trauma in the present moment. It causes pain in the present moment, it changes your nervous system in the present moment. The hurt is not just “in the past,” it is right here, in your body and your emotions right now. In the last video we talked about 4 ways traumatic memories differ from normal memories. In this video, we'll cover 4 ways to work with these memories in the present moment so they don't bother you too much.
When traumatic memories are integrated and consolidated, true healing can occur. This might seem like someone being able to say, “This terrible thing happened, but for now, I’m safe.” And when they remember the event, they can calm their mind and body in the present moment. The memory becomes a memory instead of a flashback where they relive a terrible event as if it were happening again.
As we talked about in the last video, traumatic memories differ from ordinary memories in 4 ways:
They do not naturally soften over time, they remain intense and lively
Traumatic memories are often sensory: they FEEL like the event in images, sounds and smells.
The passage of time is distorted – it feels like we're reliving it in the present
They are often fragmented, they do not follow a sequential order, some information may be missing or blocked
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