6 Ways to Heal Trauma Without Drugs, from the author of “The Body Keeps the Score,” Bessel van der Kolk
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Conventional psychiatric practices tell us that if we feel bad, just take this or that medication and it will go away. But after years of research with some of the world's best psychiatric practitioners, we have discovered that medications simply don't work well for many people, and that our conventional methods of healing from trauma need to change.

In recent years, trauma specialists have experimented with “new age” healing mechanisms that have made massive waves with trauma patients. Some of these new healing methods include EDMR, yoga, theater and movement, neural feedback, and even psychedelics. Many of these methods have been shown to be more effective than conventional medications.

But like any other health plan, what works for you may not work for your friend or neighbor. New Age therapy for treating trauma is an experiment, and after experimenting enough, something may eventually work, healing your trauma in a unique and effective way.

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About Bessel van der Kolk:
Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist known for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interplay between attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of the effects of trauma on people. His major publication, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, discusses how the role of trauma in psychiatric illness has changed over the past 20 years.

Dr. van der Kolk is past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, and medical director of the JRI Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught at universities and hospitals in the United States and around the world, including Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, Israel and China.

Check out Bessel van der Kolk's latest book, "The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in Trauma Healing" at https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing -Trauma/dp/0143127748

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Check out more articles on healing from trauma:
How to heal from trauma ►► https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/how-to-heal-from-trauma/

How Childhood Trauma Can Make You a Sick Adult ►► https://bigthink.com/videos/vincent-felitti-on-childhood-trauma/

How to heal trauma by giving it meaning: a case study in emotional evolution
►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/bj-miller-trauma/

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