Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on December 8, 2007, at 20:24:36
In reply to Re: ((LL)) » llurpsienoodle, posted by ClearSkies on December 6, 2007, at 18:27:35
> Something I remember from a seminar I went to last month about children growing up in abusive households was that the trauma is actually the result of chronic stress, not necessarily traumatic events per se, but the unrelenting day in day out of having to live in such a stressful situation. That is the case for me, certainly. Maybe for you too to some extent?
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> CS
>yeah, when the trauma is chronic, it causes permanent changes in the brain's ability to regulate and modulate the body's stress response. I dunno if this applies for adults exposed to chronic stress.
psychologically, trauma creates a self- perpetuating cycle. One is traumatized, so then one becomes hypervigilant. Future events may be ambiguous, but are perceived as threatening to the hypervigilant eye.
etc.
-Ll
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