Book says working with trauma is as much about remembering how we survived as it is about what is broken. Not sure how i made it thru my childhood. I consider it a miracle, bc they're trying to kill me in every way possible, and i am not being melodramatic. My brain is broken, and my life force is low.
During covid, i felt such peace because life slowed down, family could not come to my city and i was not expected to visit people i did not want to see. It was quiet, slower and less stress. Wow, i miss my anger of the past president...yes, the body wants to come alive, anger makes us "feel strongly". So, trade in your anger for another positive excitement.
I know i have healed in some ways. It seems trivial, but when on the elevator, i was always like "dont talk to me"...hated small talk. Now, i start small talk and dont mind to be asked how i'm doing. My hostility towards ppl has lessened.😊
I appreciate the doctor's speaking in universals. The challenge is that the problems of suffering are true for the individual as well as toward certain population groups (low wage poor, blacks, LGBT, etc.). It may be advantageous to determine before a discussion: are we going to talk about the reality of suffering for all OR are we going to talk about the suffering as inflicted on this and/or that population group? We do not have enough people speaking on universals. We have Christians speaking on and having in mind only the persecution of Christians; BLM and women's rights, LGBT only speaking on the injustices toward BLM, women and LGBT. This keeps us separated. Jesus stressed 'who is your neighbor?'. I am not sure if Buddhism clearly addresses this in its four noble truths and eight fold path ('Life is suffering'...): does it speak to universal suffering as it relates to a collective? The Bodhisattva has compassion for all sentient beings beyond group association. How does it address group suffering and injustices toward a group?
I love you, Dr. van der Kolk, for sharing that T.rump made you angry everyday and now that he's gone, well not exactly, you miss him/it! I'm still angry though and desperate for this bad guy to go away forever.
This must have been a disappointing interview because she probably expected someone who understands WWII-era ethnic & political trauma so well to be able to translate that to what’s happening today. His work is transformational, and I appreciate that he acknowledges he’s not connected because of privilege, but I’m kind of surprised- I would have expected him to have a much more robust imagination for contemporary questions. I also think it was a very weird take to insinuate that BLM is about leaning in to anger and hate? My main takeaway is that this brilliant practitioner (I wish I knew her name) is able to build on the important research by visionaries like him who took steps to break paradigms, and apply it to the present day to shift paradigms further.
I' think he understands it, but he has tendency to talk about things, and questions that have little or nothing to do with the actual question. It is rude. He does have that "I know everything, little kid" vibe.
Right , she has such an angle with her questions of making this about race . Way to ruin your interview with a brilliant man that did not take the bait.
My body was a short-circuited electronic scoreboard for decades, keeping aforementioned score.
Thank you for your work.
Book says working with trauma is as much about remembering how we survived as it is about what is broken. Not sure how i made it thru my childhood. I consider it a miracle, bc they're trying to kill me in every way possible, and i am not being melodramatic. My brain is broken, and my life force is low.
During covid, i felt such peace because life slowed down, family could not come to my city and i was not expected to visit people i did not want to see. It was quiet, slower and less stress. Wow, i miss my anger of the past president...yes, the body wants to come alive, anger makes us "feel strongly". So, trade in your anger for another positive excitement.
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ocial media to banks on bringing out the combative in people. Facebook execs laughing all the way to the bank as we tear each other apart
Yea..the Easter Bunny also helps me calm down
Covid?? Pffft
I know i have healed in some ways. It seems trivial, but when on the elevator, i was always like "dont talk to me"...hated small talk. Now, i start small talk and dont mind to be asked how i'm doing. My hostility towards ppl has lessened.😊
There really should be a spokesperson for Bessel to answer our Q's.
Thank you for sharing this important information.
Emds works heavenly for me!!
The Pandemic has definitely ignited triggers in me regarding feeling safe xx
BLM? I’m triggered! I’m outa here.
Thank you Bessel. I love and appreciate your magnificent work.
I appreciate the doctor's speaking in universals. The challenge is that the problems of suffering are true for the individual as well as toward certain population groups (low wage poor, blacks, LGBT, etc.). It may be advantageous to determine before a discussion: are we going to talk about the reality of suffering for all OR are we going to talk about the suffering as inflicted on this and/or that population group?
We do not have enough people speaking on universals. We have Christians speaking on and having in mind only the persecution of Christians; BLM and women's rights, LGBT only speaking on the injustices toward BLM, women and LGBT. This keeps us separated. Jesus stressed 'who is your neighbor?'. I am not sure if Buddhism clearly addresses this in its four noble truths and eight fold path ('Life is suffering'...): does it speak to universal suffering as it relates to a collective? The Bodhisattva has compassion for all sentient beings beyond group association. How does it address group suffering and injustices toward a group?
Yeah, group suffering is of a different nature..there must be books available on this.
Uff super interesting, pure gold
21:15 Singing and moving are what joy is all about.
Agreed, alas, I have chronic fatigue, but I can sing or chant.
I love you, Dr. van der Kolk, for sharing that T.rump made you angry everyday and now that he's gone, well not exactly, you miss him/it! I'm still angry though and desperate for this bad guy to go away forever.
Mugshot 😅
Trouble is he's coming back. He won't go away until he's six feet under.
BLM? I’m triggered! I’m outa here.
Thank you Bessel. I love and appreciate your magnificent work.
This must have been a disappointing interview because she probably expected someone who understands WWII-era ethnic & political trauma so well to be able to translate that to what’s happening today. His work is transformational, and I appreciate that he acknowledges he’s not connected because of privilege, but I’m kind of surprised- I would have expected him to have a much more robust imagination for contemporary questions.
I also think it was a very weird take to insinuate that BLM is about leaning in to anger and hate?
My main takeaway is that this brilliant practitioner (I wish I knew her name) is able to build on the important research by visionaries like him who took steps to break paradigms, and apply it to the present day to shift paradigms further.
I' think he understands it, but he has tendency to talk about things, and questions that have little or nothing to do with the actual question. It is rude. He does have that "I know everything, little kid" vibe.
Right , she has such an angle with her questions of making this about race . Way to ruin your interview with a brilliant man that did not take the bait.
Well, this is about trauma, and there aren’t many things more traumatic than racism…..
Graca you cannot understand what she is saying but the good intellectual do.