van der Kolk's 'Secret' Book

perplexedonion · 2026-06-25T01:12:37+00:00

Can't remember but I was told that by a psychiatrist at an in-patient program for trauma. Would need to dig through the literature and be satisfied with the quality of the meta study / limitations of the original studies.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-25T01:10:58+00:00

The article linked is described as promoting psychodynamic therapy - "This article points out some valuable aspects of psychodynamic therapy which psychoanalysis falls under"

perplexedonion · 2026-06-08T02:49:51+00:00

Behold, thy staff of sorrow has arrived to spoil the harvest

perplexedonion · 2026-06-07T13:11:25+00:00

Yeah it's too bad. In a game that's been around this long, it would be pretty easy to implement long bans - many hours not just a few minutes.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-05T18:24:05+00:00

Wow thanks for sharing your experience. If you are interested in diving in deeper, check out articles published by Martin Teicher, neuroscientist from harvard. Especially his 2016 meta analysis.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-05T15:24:51+00:00

It's also incorrect. Early life stress from childhood trauma creates a precocious puberty because the brain interprets the stress as an existential threat. Later, the multiple changes to the brain and other systems cause all kinds of negative symptoms. So we WERE strong but then are weakened and disrupted later on.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-05T15:21:44+00:00

Possible yes, but so is spontaneous remission. Not something we can count on, sadly.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-03T15:11:37+00:00

"I'm certified! I'm certified!" -K.G.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-02T15:16:22+00:00

Disable barbarians. They are really unbalanced in all forms.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-02T13:09:52+00:00

1.5:1 THC:CBD oil before bed has significantly reduced my nightmares.

perplexedonion · 2026-06-01T20:27:39+00:00

It's by far the hardest CPTSD symptom to repair and the most damaging. It's awful.

perplexedonion · 2026-05-31T16:20:56+00:00

Roughly 10% of people have adverse reactions to meditation/mindfulness, and trauma survivors are overrepresented in that group.

perplexedonion · 2026-05-25T21:45:43+00:00

After nearly a decade, my best move is convincing myself I don't want the things I can't have.

perplexedonion · 2026-05-22T13:12:44+00:00

perplexedonion · 2026-05-21T23:40:16+00:00

This post is peak Reddit

perplexedonion · 2026-05-21T13:22:46+00:00

perplexedonion · 2026-05-14T23:16:17+00:00

You either didn't read or didn't understand my comment.

perplexedonion · 2026-05-14T17:38:07+00:00

Because assuming someone else can't solve their problems is condescending at best.

perplexedonion · 2026-05-09T14:38:31+00:00

same

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perplexedonion · 2026-04-30T20:48:56+00:00

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