The Body Keeps the Score
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The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
9 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2019–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
That book gave me the understanding of my own development and, furthermore, an idea of the tools that I could use to finally stand tall as a member of the human race.
I started doing yoga daily and after a few months suddenly started having a huge release of emotions during the session. It only lasted for maybe 6-7 consecutive sessions, but left me with less daily anxiety and my panic attacks essentially disappeared.
"The Body Keeps the Score" taught me a ton about the psychology of trauma, as it relates to everyone. It really has some jaw-dropping stuff.
I wish I wasnt in a situation that this book helped a great deal; but here we are.
The Body Keeps the Score and My Grandmother's Hands are two excellent books to assist at recognizing and processing the generational habits and traumas that impact us deeper than we realize
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