She is released after the investigations have shown no brain and spinal cord injuries.Īlthough no obvious damage has occurred, she starts feeling increasingly anxious, irritable and avoids cycling as much as possible. In the months following the accident, insomnia, temper tantrums and isolation tendencies become stronger.īased on the above criteria we can analyze: This re-experiencing and re-activating of the charge then leads to the behaviours, emotions, thoughts and experiences that make trauma so debilitating.Ī young woman gets hit by a car while on her bike. She has no way of protecting herself during the sudden impact and is “frozen”.ĭue to suspected spinal injuries, she is taken to the hospital after the accident and sedated medically. In this case, they remain “stuck” and can be activated and experienced again and again in the future. That is if after the event I cannot discharge the remaining energy of my nervous system or release the overwhelming emotions of the experience. And I cannot process, metabolize and integrate the experience afterwards.(It is helpful to understand the physiology of the nervous system s. Here you can find out more about this). I do not act, despite (or because) of my fear and charge. Put simply: I have no ability to cope with the situation, so I play dead. Based on a threatening event that I experienced as too fast, too sudden, happening at once, which left me beyond my capacity for acting and coping with it.īased on the function of the human nervous system the natural reaction in such a situation, is the so-called “Freeze” – that is, a biologically based strategy of “giving up or playing dead “, in spite of a high charge in the body and nervous system.That’s why this distinction is so important!
–> The effects of both look almost identical from the outside, but what happens within the client is very different. Sessions can trigger these identifications and survival strategies: shame, overwhelm, disorientation… Sessions can re-activate the held survival energy, which then shows up in the form of Freeze, strong emotions, movement impulses / trembling …
These form the basis for later relationship patterns, beliefs and personality. It develops survival strategies in this uncertain world. The child is chronically dysregulated and experiences the world as unsafe.
Fallout: chronic irritability, emotional instability, avoidance strategies & / addictions The survival energy of the (nervous) system cannot be processed and remains stuck in the system. Permanent childhood experiences in which Core Needs were not met: Too little, too long, or even the wrong thing. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of emotional psychological trauma.A sudden, overwhelming event: too much, too fast, too sudden. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The nomenclature, definition and distinction of types of shock. Dictionary of Psychology.Ĭleveland Clinic. doi:10.1007/s1192-yĪmerican Psychological Association. Dissociation and alterations in brain function and structure. Krause-Utz A, Frost R, Winter D, Elzinga BM.
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