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Why talk therapy doesn't always resolve trauma responses

I have been in therapy for years talking about my childhood but my body still reacts like the trauma is happening right now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cognitive processing may not access the somatic nervous system patterns where traumatic activation remains stored and active.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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