from trauma to resilience
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FROMTRAUMATORESILIENCEThenervoussystem’sinnateability
torecoverfromtrauma
JonasNordstrom,PhDClinicalDirector,Psychotherapist
FacultyAssociateArizonaStateUniversity
Email:[email protected]
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RESILIENCE&RECOVERYPROGRAM
TOCOMPLETETHEFIGHT,FLIGHT,FREEZERESPONSE
ANDRE-SETTHENERVOUSSYSTEM
SAFETY
STRESS/
DANGER
LIFE
THREATENING
COMMUNICATION
/RELATIONSHIPS
FLIGHT/FIGHT
FREEZE/FAINT
PARASYMPATATHETICNERVOUSSYSTEM
SYMPATHETICNERVOUSSYSTEM
SOCIALENGAGEMENTSYSTEM
NEUROLOGICALDEFENSEMECHANISMSTHENERVOUSSYSTEM’SREACTIONSTOSTRESSANDDANGER
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…respondbypullingtogetherand
ourinstinctivedefenseforsurvivalis
activated.
Whenthisdefensemechanismis
activatedthecapacityforlogic
reasoningisdiminishedinfavorfor
reactingasquicklyaspossiblein
ordertosurvive.
INCASEOFDANGERORSTRESSFULSITUATIONS
THECOREMUSCLESOFTHEBODY…
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BRAIN STEM
LIMBIC SYSTEM
CORTEX & NEOCORTEX
(REPTILIAN BRAIN)
(MAMMALIAN BRAIN)
(HUMAN BRAIN) REFLECTION
REFINEDEMOTIONS
BASICHUMANEMOTIONS
(ANGER–FEAR–HURT-AGGRESSION)
ACTIONHIGHROAD”MORECOMPLEX” RESPONSE
Joseph LeDoux, PhD
ACTION REACTIONLOWROAD
”FASTPROCESSING”
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THEFLIGHT-RESPONSE;MOVEAWAYFROMTHETHREAT
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THEFIGHTRESPONSE;MOVINGTOWARDSTHETHREAT
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THEFREEZERESPONSE;SURRENDERINGTOTHETHREAT
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Orbicularis Oculi
Masseter
Sternocleidomastoideus
Trapezius
Pectoralis
Diaphragm
Quadratus lumborum
Psoas & Iliacus
Adductors
THE“STRESSMUSCLES”
Under stress the brain signals to the body's
internal "stress
muscles" to contract
the body into a
defensive position in order to protect the vital
parts of the body.
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TheCreatorof
TraumaReleasingExercises(TRE)
DrDavidBerceli,PhD
NEGATIVEFEEDBACKLOOP
TENSED
MUSCLES
STRESSED
BRAINCopyright©2021byWabenation
THEFREEZERESPONSEFULLTHROTTLEANDBREAKINGATTHESAMETIME
SAFETY
STRESS/
DANGER
LIFE
THREATENING
Communication/
Relationships
Flight/Fight
Freeze/Faint
PARASYMPATATHETICNERVOUSSYSTEM
SYMPATHETICNERVOUSSYSTEM
SOCIALENGAGEMENTSYSTEM
NEUROLOGICALDEFENSEMECHANISMSTHENERVOUSSYSTEM’SREACTIONSTOSTRESSANDDANGER
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PARASYMPATHETICNS:Nervesrelatingtodigestion
(DorsalVagusNerve)
SYMPATHETICNS:Nervesrelatingtomovement
(SpinalCord)
SOCIALENGAGEMENTSYSTEM:Nervesrelatingtocommunication
(VentralVagusNerve)
REACTIONTOSTRESS:
FLIGHT&FIGHT
NOSTRESS/DANGER:
SUPPORTDAILYACTIVATION
REACTIONTOSTRESS:
FREEZE&FAINT
NOSTRESS/DANGER:
REST&DIGEST
HIGHLEVELSOFSTRESS:
LOWACTIVATION
LOWLEVELSOFSTRESS:
TEND&BEFRIEND
NOSTRESS/DANGER:
COMMUNICATION&SOCIALENGAGEMENT
1.PARASYMPATHETICNS:DorsalVagusNerve
2.SYMPATHETICNS:Nervesinthespinalcord
3.SOCIALENGAGEMENT:VentralVagusNerve
Multicellularorganisms,jawlessfish,fishwithcartilageskeleton
About500millionyearsago
Bonyfish,amphibians,reptilesAbout300millionyearsago
MammaliansAbout80millionyearsago
TIME
NEUROLOGICALDEFENSEMECHANISMSTHENERVOUSSYSTEM’SREACTIONSTOSTRESSANDDANGER
Rage
Anger
Irritation/Frustration
Panic
Fear
Anxiety
FREEZE”TUNINGOUT”
Helpless
Trapped
Shame
FLIGHT&FIGHT”STRUGGLING”
”THEPTSD/ADDICTION/
BURNOUTLOOP”
OFF OFF OFF
ON ON
Happiness
Gratitude
Love
Compassion
Meaningless
”RESILIENTPERSON”OPTIMISTIC,RESOURCEFUL,
EMOTIONALLYADAPTABLE,
EXECUTIVEFUNCTIONING,GROWTHMINDSET,
SELF-AWARE
(1)RACEHORSE(2)WORKHORSE
(3)FLATLINER
TRUST&SOCIALENGAGEMENT
”ENJOYINGLIFE”
INTHE
ZONE
IMMOBILITY–NUMBNESS–DISSOCIATION
”WIRED&TIRED”
COMPLETIONOFFIGHT,FLIGHT,FREEZE
SYMPATHETICNS
SOCIALENGAGEMENTSYSTEMVENTRALVAGUSNERVE
PARASYMPATHETICNSDORSALVAGUSNERVE
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TIME
NEUROLOGICALDEFENSEMECHANISMSTHENERVOUSSYSTEM’SREACTIONSTOSTRESSANDDANGER
Rage
Anger
Irritation/Frustration
Panic
Fear
Anxiety
FREEZE”TUNINGOUT”
Helpless
Trapped
Shame
FLIGHT&FIGHT”STRUGGLING”
”THEPTSD/ADDICTION/
BURNOUTLOOP”
OFF OFF OFF
ON ON
Happiness
Gratitude
Love
Compassion
Meaningless
PERCEIVEDLEVELSOFSTRESS&DANGER
DIMINISHEDABILITYTOFEEL&ACCESSDEEPERFEELINGS
”RESILIENTPERSON”OPTIMISTIC,RESOURCEFUL,
EMOTIONALLYADAPTABLE,
EXECUTIVEFUNCTIONING,GROWTHMINDSET,
SELF-AWARE
(1)RACEHORSE(2)WORKHORSE
(3)FLATLINER
TRUST&SOCIALENGAGEMENT
”ENJOYINGLIFE”
INTHE
ZONE
IMMOBILITY–NUMBNESS–DISSOCIATION
”WIRED&TIRED”
COMPLETIONOFFIGHT,FLIGHT,FREEZE
STRESSEDBODYTODISCONNECTEDMINDRECOVERYOFSELFTORESILIENCY(TURNINGOFFABILITYTOFEEL)(TURNINGONABIITYTOFEEL)
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THESTRESSRESPONSEissupporttobeshort
“Moststressfulepisodesinthewild
resolvequicklyonewayoranother.”
Dr.RobertSapolsky
ProfessorofNeurology
StanfordUniversity
NEUROGENICTREMORS
ANINATEMECHANISMTOCOMPLETETHEFIGHT/FLIGHT/FREEZERESPONSE
- Automaticresponsebythebrainstem
- Partoftheinstinctualproceduralmemoryofthehumananimal
- Thetremorsareinducedtocompleteanddischarge
thefight/flight/freezemechanism
- Partofthegeneticcompositionofthehumanorganism.
- Inshort,neurogenictremorsachieveextinctionofaconditionedsensorimotorresponseScaer,R.(2001a).
Thefreezeorimmobilityresponseisstoredforeverintheproceduralmemoryunlessit
isreleased,ortheactofsurvivalis"completed"througha"discharge”(Scaer,2001a).
Scaer,R.(2001a).Thebodybearstheburden:Trauma,dissociationanddisease.NewYork:HawthornPress.
DrRobertScaer
ABritishsoldierbefore,duringandafterservinginAfghanistan
BEFORETHEFIRSTSESSION AFTERTHEFIRSTSESSION 2DAYSLATER
ANTHONY,USMARINECORPS
THOUGHTS FEELINGS
MEMORIESPHYSICAL
SENSATIONS
DISSOCIATIVEBARRIERS
DISSO
CIATIVE
BARRIERS
RIGIDITY
NUMBNESS
THEINTEGRATIONOFSENSORYDATA
COMPLETIONOFFIGHT/FIGHT/FREEZE
INTEGRATED
SATISFIED
GRATEFU
L
UnresolvedSensoryDataActivatesTheNervousSystem’sStressResponse
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EmotionalStressors=
PhysicalStressors=
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LIMBICSYSTEM
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MentalStressors
EmotionalStressors
PhysicalStressors
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MENTAL
EMOTIONAL
PHYSICAL
BRAINSTEM
LIMBICSYSTEM
CORTEX&NEOCORTEX
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Astoryhasbeencreatedandtheendresultis
NEWINSIGHTSandnew“LESSONSLEARNED”3
STRESSFUL
EVENT (S)
Stressful and traumatic events often have
STRONG AROUSAL leading to sensory
impressionsbeingSTOREDFRAGMENTALLYin
variouspartsofthebrainforlaterprocessing.1
Non-processedsensory impressionsarebeing
”FELT-SENSED” and INTEGRATED with older
experiences.2
FELTSENSETHEINTEGRATIONOFUNPROCESSEDSENSORYIMPRESSIONS
FeltSense
Puttingfeelingsintowords(affectlabeling)haslongbeenthoughttohelpmanagenegativeemotionalexperiences;however,themechanismsbywhichaffectlabelingproducesthisbenefitremainlargely
unknown.Afunctionalmagneticresonanceimagingstudyofaffectlabelingwasconductedtoremedy
theselimitations.
Theresultsindicatedthataffectlabeling,relativetootherformsofencoding,diminishedtheresponseoftheamygdalaandotherlimbicregionstonegativeemotionalimages.Additionally,affectlabelingproduced
increasedactivityinasinglebrainregion,rightventrolateralprefrontalcortex(RVLPFC).
NAMEITTOTAMEIT!EMOTIONALREGULATION
RESILIENCETORECOVERFROMADVERSITY,ADAPTANDTHRIVE
Resilience is the ability to recover from adversity, adapt and thrive. It builds the
capacity to be productive, resourceful and creative while dealing with changing
circumstancesoradversity.
Itisourabilitytobouncebackfromthestressesoflife.It’snotaboutavoidingthe
stress,butlearningthenecessaryskillstothrivewithinthestress.
LACKINGRESILIENCEBOUNCINGBACKORFALLINGAPART?
When you have resilience, you harness inner strength that helps you rebound from a
setbackorchallenge,suchasajobloss,anillness,adisasteroralovedone'sdeath.
If you lack resilience, you might dwell on problems, feel victimized, become
overwhelmedorturntounhealthycopingmechanisms,suchassubstanceabuse.
LEARNING
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IMPROVEDSLEEPSUPPORTINGRELATIONSHIPS
STRONGER
IMMUNESYSTEM
MENTAL
TOUGHNESS
EMOTIONAL
WELL-BEING
PHYSICAL
WELL-BEING
BETTERFOCUS&WORKINGMEMORY
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