Self-Support Manual & Exercises for Crisis work (in English & Ukrainian)

The process of returning to civilian life might begin with the decision to end the service or to go home - in case of a volunteer battalion. However, while the body returns home, our mind might take a long time to integrate the experiences of war and to learn how to live at peace with ourselves and people around us. This process is often complex and manifests itself as insomnia, impulsiveness, excessive aggression, loss of interest in the profession (or other familiar activities) that the person engaged in before the war, depression, and lack of enjoyment in life.

2022-05-10T22:16:18+00:00March 4th, 2022|Trauma|

DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA FROM A BODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE

 Developmental trauma from a bodynamic perspective By Ditte Marcher and Lene Wisbom, March 2020, ©Bodynamic International ApStranslated into English by Tina Janken Tage                                                                  In Bodynamic we differentiate between open and closed coding’s, developmental trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD.All these elements can be seen in a BODYMAP. This article will explain how developmental traumas can be seen in a Bodymap and how they show up in certain EGO-functions.In open coding behavior, you become conscious of your [...]

2021-04-05T10:16:30+00:00April 21st, 2020|Trauma|

Bodynamic Analytic work with Assault and Abuse

What is the impact of incorporating work with the body in the therapeutic treatment of assault/abuse? Victims of violence or sexual abuse who have tried to work it through exclusively in verbal therapy often express: "I know what happened, and I have talked it through, but I'm still missing something." "I can't seem to be finished with it." "I still don't like my body." "I'm still scared." Body-psychotherapeutic work with victims of assault/abuse usually enables radical progress. First the client will experience the assault/abuse as more "real" -- the experience gains a somatic and emotional reality. Later s/he will find it is actually possible to release the experience: feelings can be expressed, nausea and anxiety disappear, the stomach becomes quiet again, etc.

2018-02-20T00:21:17+00:00October 26th, 2017|Trauma|

Developmental Shock Trauma

Shock trauma can, of course, occur at any time in one's life. Thus it might occur within developmental stages (pre-birth through adolescence). The focus in this workshop is on trauma that occurs within particular developmental stages -- the attachment stages: Existence (2nd Trimester to 3 months): Need (1 month to 1.5 years of age); and Autonomy (8 months - 2.5 years). During these periods, most of the infant's experience is in the sensory motor realm. Spoken language is barely available, and the limbic and cortical portions of the infant's brain are not fully developed.

2017-11-12T06:20:00+00:00October 22nd, 2017|Trauma|

A Shock Primer for the Body-Psychotherapist

A basic knowledge of Post-Traumatic Stress or Shock is crucial for the Body-Psychotherapist. Shock reactions often present themselves in body work. Much of what we observe as discharges of fear and probably all of what we observe as discharges of terror are expressions of shock. Most people 'With marked Schizoid tendencies, Psychotic experiences and Borderline traits have significant amounts of shock. In my personal Reichian body work I was, unknowingly by my therapist, pushed into the core of my own shock which resulted in my falling apart 2 times.

2017-10-26T20:03:28+00:00October 13th, 2017|Trauma|
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