Not all emotional pain originates from trauma-related brain circuits. Mislabeling everyday experiences as trauma can obstruct natural healing processes and inhibit resilience. There is a need for nuanced understanding regarding the nature of various emotional sufferings, requiring different approaches for healing. The increase in misuse of the term "trauma" has led to misconceptions about personal suffering, causing individuals to feel irreparably damaged when they are experiencing normal, albeit painful, human emotions. Misinformation spreads via media and AI, further contributing to this problem.
Not all emotional pain comes from the same brain circuits that process trauma.
Mislabeling everyday wounds as "trauma" can prevent natural healing and resilience.
Different types of emotional suffering require different healing approaches.
The well-meaning trauma movement has created an unexpected problem: people are misdiagnosing their own pain.
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