Memories of traumatic events can be stored in the body from "summary" of Body Remembers Casebook by Babette Rothschild
The human body is a complex and intricate system that has the remarkable ability to remember traumatic events in a unique way. When a person experiences a traumatic event, their body can store memories of the event in various ways, causing physical sensations and reactions to resurface long after the experience has occurred. These stored memories can manifest in a variety of physical symptoms, such as muscle tension, headaches, stomachaches, and even chronic pain. The body remembers the traumatic event on a cellular level, leading to a persistent state of hyperarousal and hypervigilance in the nervous system. The body's response to trauma is not always conscious or rational; it is often an automatic and instinctual reaction that can be triggered by seemingly innocuous stimuli. For ...
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