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When creative work triggers dissociation and emotional overwhelm

I'm working on a novel that deals with trauma and I keep dissociating when I write the difficult parts instead of staying present with the material.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system's protective mechanisms are preventing the sustained presence needed for transformative creative work.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Art as learning — creative intelligence?”

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