"it's not about blaming anyone or seeing ourselves as a victim"
#SUBLIMINAL DEFINITION ANATOMY FREE#
When clients and I go over this in sessions, the clarity that happens when we realize it's not a particular event, it's not about blaming anyone or seeing ourselves as a victim, but recognizing the biological response that happened - we are then free to make our own choices and rewire a more beneficial pattern for us. It says "if it's not broke, don't fix it" So, if you learned a certain habit, belief, thought pattern, etc that made you feel safe during a certain traumatic incident, no matter what that was, your brain saw that as beneficial and kept it. Once a system is in place, it doesn't have to decide anymore, it just does. It just wants to use as little energy as possible, so it creates a system. The brain doesn't want to waste time trying to decide things every day. How many of those things have you questioned in the last 20 years? We just do what we're told because.that's what we're told to do. We don't have the consciousness to question "is this right or wrong? Is this the optimal way? Is this going to benefit me 20 years down the line?" When we're growing up, all we have is our surroundings to rely on for survival. Subconscious trauma is not a particular event or something we usually remember, but its how we responded to a certain situation, the beliefs or habits that resulted in defense to it (and still do) that we are unaware of.
#SUBLIMINAL DEFINITION ANATOMY HOW TO#
A few large memories here or there, but likely you were just learning how to be a functioning human. I'm guessing if I asked you, you wouldn't remember a whole lot of anything from childhood. How much do you actually remember from when you were 5? Let's go back to the 5-year-old scenario.
When we do that, we can negate labels and actually get to the root cause of the problem because we will no longer fear shame for talking about it. What we are trying to do here is remember that trauma is a biological response, not a societal standard for what is classified as suffering and what's not. What is pain or joy is different for everyone. This can also be traumatizing to you because maybe you're used to your parents always being there, and you perceive being around your parents as "safe." Now let's say you're 32 and your parents have decided to live their dream of renting an RV, leaving your city, and going all around the country with no end-date in mind. This puts your body in a heightened state of stress, which causes "trauma." Example Two
Let's say you're 5 and you have to move from one home to another - That particular event might be "traumatizing" for you because it is something that doesn't feel safe and is above what you're able to cope with. This is programmed biologically for survival. If we feel safe and taken care of - we feel no threats and experience no trauma. How you're able to handle the event or perceive the event is based upon the tools you have genetically and environmentally.Įssentially - The mind and body are always trying to remain in a perceived "safe" environment. It is based on your understanding and ability to handle that event. Trauma may result from a single distressing experience or recurring events of being overwhelmed that can be precipitated in weeks, years, or even decades as the person struggles to cope with the immediate circumstances, eventually leading to serious, long-term negative consequences. Which is different for each and every individual depending on age, sex, race, environment, etc. Trauma is NOT based on a particular event - It is based on " one's ability to cope" Trauma is often the result of an overwhelming amount of stress that exceeds one's ability to cope, or integrate the emotions involved with that experience. First off, a definition of Psychological Trauma: "Psychological trauma is damage to the mind that occurs as a result of a distressing event. I will reference definitions and articles, but none of the information is to be substituted for medical care or evaluation. Please note, I'm not a doctor, and some of this will be from my own understanding of psychology and my experiences working on myself and with clients. (especially if they're subconscious, right!?)
Subconscious Trauma and Trauma in itself are not widely recognized or understood concepts, so in the below post I explain the differences, and WHY we should even really care about either of them.
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