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| Writer | Bessel Van Der Kolk |
| Category | Self Development |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Publish Date | 2014 |
| Pages | 464 |
| File Size | 3.5 MB |
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One does not have to be a combat soldier or visit a refugee camp in Syria or the Congo to encounter trauma. Trauma happens to us, our friends, our families, and our neighbors. Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that one in five Americans was sexually molested as a child.
The Body Keeps the Score PDF
One in four was beaten by a parent to the point of a mark being left on their body, and one in three couples engages in physical violence. A quarter of us grew up with alcoholic relatives, and one out of eight witnessed their mother being beaten or hit. 1 As human beings, we belong to an extremely resilient species.
Since time immemorial, we have rebounded from our relentless wars, countless disasters (both natural and man-made), and the violence and betrayal in our own lives. But traumatic experiences do leave traces, whether on a large scale (on our histories and cultures) or close to home, on our families, with dark secrets being imperceptibly passed down through generations.
They also leave traces on our minds and emotions, on our capacity for joy and intimacy. And even on our biology and immune systems. Trauma affects not only those who are directly exposed to it, but also those around them. Soldiers returning home from combat may frighten their families with their rage and emotional absence.
The Body Keeps the Score PDF