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Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside. They learn to hide from their selves.

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Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk

Born: 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Bessel van der Kolk is a Boston-based psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people.
Known for:
  1. Neuroscience and Psychoanalysis (2014)
  2. Psychological Trauma (1987)
  3. Post-Traumatic Stress (1987)

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