METHODS TO SURVIVE IN TRAUMA

The vast increase in our knowledge about the basic process that underlie trauma has also opened up new possibilities to palliate or even reverse the damage. We can now develop methods and experience the utilize the brains own natural neuroplasticity to help survivors feel fully alive in the present and move on with their lives. There are fundamentally three avenues

1__top down, by talking, re_conneting with others, and allowing ourselves to know and understand what is going on with us, while processing the momories of trauma.

2__by taking medicines that shut down inappropriate alarm reactions, or by utilizing other technologies that change the way the brain organizes information.

3__bottom up : by allowing the body to have experiences that deeply and viscerally condradict the helplessness, rage,or collapse that result from trauma

Which one of these is the best for any particular survivor is an empirical question. Most people I have worked with require a combination.