Bessel A. Van Der Kolk Quotes

The Job Of The Brain Is To Constantly Monitor And Evaluate What Is Going On Within And Around Us. These Evaluations Are Transmitted By Chemical Messages In The Bloodstream And Electrical Messages In Our Nerves, Causing Subtle Or Dramatic Changes Throughout The Body And Brain. These Shifts Usually Occur Entirely Without Conscious Input Or Awareness: The Subcortical Regions Of The Brain Are Astoundingly Efficient In Regulating Our Breathing, Heartbeat, Digestion, Hormone Secretion, And Immune System. However, These Systems Can Become Overwhelmed If We Are Challenged By An Ongoing Threat, Or Even The Perception Of Threat. This Accounts For The Wide Array Of Physical Problems Researchers Have Documented In Traumatized People. Yet Our Conscious Self Also Plays A Vital Role In Maintaining Our Inner Equilibrium: We Need To Register And Act On Our Physical Sensations To Keep Our Bodies Safe.

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