I worry that an entire generation or cohort, perhaps divided by class, are being instilled with the notion that they have suffered trauma that is permanent, is buried in the body, and can be triggered at any time. Therapists have the incentive to find it everywhere.
When I was seeing a therapist to cope with this situation with my daughte…
I worry that an entire generation or cohort, perhaps divided by class, are being instilled with the notion that they have suffered trauma that is permanent, is buried in the body, and can be triggered at any time. Therapists have the incentive to find it everywhere.
When I was seeing a therapist to cope with this situation with my daughter, she suggested that I myself had unresolved trauma that we needed to treat. Telling her I was fine, that I had moved on, etc, wasn't good enough. We actually did EMDR over zoom because my parents divorced! Ugh.
I am afraid that early exposure to unlimited screen time and social media may indeed caused trauma-like damage to their developing brains that is "permanent, is buried in the body, and can be triggered at any time". I hope I am wrong.
I worry that an entire generation or cohort, perhaps divided by class, are being instilled with the notion that they have suffered trauma that is permanent, is buried in the body, and can be triggered at any time. Therapists have the incentive to find it everywhere.
When I was seeing a therapist to cope with this situation with my daughter, she suggested that I myself had unresolved trauma that we needed to treat. Telling her I was fine, that I had moved on, etc, wasn't good enough. We actually did EMDR over zoom because my parents divorced! Ugh.
I am afraid that early exposure to unlimited screen time and social media may indeed caused trauma-like damage to their developing brains that is "permanent, is buried in the body, and can be triggered at any time". I hope I am wrong.
I think I love your therapist.