What Happens If You've Been Through Too Much

Been through too much? Your brain might be running on “emotional numbness mode” without telling you. Here, we break down trauma response, the signs of trauma, and what trauma does to your brain—because feeling nothing is somehow still… a feeling. If you’ve ever wondered why you feel nothing anymore, we’ll also explore what healing from trauma can actually look like. https://youtu.be/qrPb0nutBrg?si=hZIlAIfUfcRRcmbN

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Peer reviewed sources used in this video:

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.; DSM-5-TR). American Psychiatric Publishing.
van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking.
Lanius, R. A., Vermetten, E., & Pain, C. (2010). The impact of early life trauma on health and disease: The hidden epidemic. Cambridge University Press.