no no no no no no no no no oh FUCK no
“That rewiring of the brain to not be triggered anymore isn't improvement. It's you becoming desensitized to the content”
this is just straight up WRONG n anti-intellectual n anti-science
DECADES of research abt neuroscience n neurodevelopment driven by the study of trauma n how it forms n treatments that help have shown that the brain has neuroplasticity
this means that the brain is able to learn new things n adapt n create new habits n it doesn’t go away w age (“can’t teach a old dog new tricks” is FALSE)
trauma recovery anxiety recovery mood disorder recovery persodivergent recovery etc all revolve around the ability to manipulate the brains neuroplasticity n form new neuropathways so that the brain doesn’t rely on old maladaptive survival mechanisms
this is what cbt is. this is what dbt is. this is what all the offshoots of other therapies r. this is what modern trauma therapies use.
when someone w a trauma disorder is triggered their body goes into fight or flight mode.
i need u to sit w the weight of that for a moment.
when a person w a trauma disorder is triggered their nervous system reacts as though they either have to run for their life or fight for their life
do u understand the amount of adrenaline n cortisol n other stress hormones the nervous system dumps into the body when fight or flight r activated ?? do u understand what it does to the human body when there’s nothing to actually physically fight or run from ?? that shit wrecks the human body. esp if it’s chronically engaged. that’s where chronic illness n autoimmune disorders come in.
saying that the therapies that utilize the brains neuroplasticity r amoral because it’s not “healing” it’s “desensitizing” n trauma victims- specifically abuse victims -should Feel Bad when triggered actually. no way there’s christian ideology driving that at all that the flesh deserves to be punished for feeling pleasure. nope. no agenda being pushed there. ur not completely brainwashed n no one has used religion as an excuse to justify wtvr abuse youve been thru or anything. but anyways.
it’s good n healthy for neurodivergent ppl to become desensitized to the things that trigger them actually. no one deserves anxiety disorders. or depression disorders. or trauma disorders. or personality disorders. these r not punishments given to the amoral. they r things that happen to ppl. do to a set of circumstances.
ppl r allowed to go to therapy n not be controlled by their triggers n symptoms. ppl r allowed to develop the skills they didn’t get to learn as children bc they were too busy surviving instead of learning n developing.
therapy doesn’t “turn anxiety into excitement and pleasure”. ppl work on their anxiety n create space in their life for excitement n pleasure n joy n contentment n peace
what the fuck is wrong w excitement n pleasure u sick fuck ?!? if ppl lack these emotions in their lives they know smth is WRONG w them n they seek help. bc ur SUPPOSED to be experiencing positive emotions. ur SUPPOSED to be enjoying life. not being haunted by the shit that happened to u in the past n living in the prison of survival that causes more harm then good once the threat is gone
u have got to be one of the most miserable wastes of space we have ever had the misfortune of crossing paths with on the world wide web in the 20 yrs we’ve had access to it
read The Body Keeps The Score by bessel van der kolk before u embarrass urself online w ur ignorance again