Brainspotting: psychological injuries cause physical illness

This article describes the impact of psychological injuries on our bodies and the role of psychotherapy in healing trauma.

“Your brain really wants to keep you alive. It is a major preoccupation, literally of life and death importance.” “… psychological injuries have three major pathways by which they shape our lifespan. First, repeatedly going into fight or flight damages our DNA, and affects our body from the toxic and chronic stress. Second, people cope with the pain through abusing substances. And the dangers of excessive food, smoking, alcohol, and illicit drugs to our health are well known. Finally, people often seek out comfort through relationships, even if they are unhealthy.”

“And the best way to heal a psychological injury is with psychotherapy. That is because therapy is the opposite dynamic to what caused the injury in the first place. In therapy, the client feels heard, understood, and respected by the therapist. Years earlier, the client felt overwhelmed and degraded by their abuser. In therapy, the client talks about their goals, and the therapist helps them to achieve those goals.”

“The positive impact of therapy on physical health shows up in dozens of studies. When kids or adults respond well to psychotherapy, their DNA changes. Therapy results in improved functioning of the immune system and less diarrhea, nausea, and chronic pain among people treated for PTSD. It also reduces inflammation, as a variety of markers of inflammation are lower after therapy than before. Therapy can even facilitate growth in a person’s brain.”

https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/09/psychological-injuries-physical-illness/

Brainspotting Therapy with Elaine Korngold

I am a Certified Brainspotting Therapist and an Approved Consultant and would be happy to talk to you about Brainspotting. Brainspotting therapy accesses the genius of our deeper emotional brain, healing trauma within. During the healing process I am fortunate to observe how intelligent, inventive, and intuitive all human beings are. Creativity is revealed through their resilience, survival, and recovery. The processing that occurs with clients focused on a Brainspot is deep, rapid, and unpredictable. During each session I wait for the surprise and I am rarely disappointed.

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