The body's responses to trauma can be understood through science from "summary" of Trauma is Really Strange by Steve Haines
Trauma is a complex experience that affects the body in a variety of ways. When we experience trauma, our nervous system goes into overdrive, activating the fight, flight, or freeze response. This is a survival mechanism that has been hardwired into our bodies through millions of years of evolution. Science can help us understand how our bodies respond to trauma on a physiological level. By studying the brain and the nervous system, researchers have been able to identify the specific pathways that are activated when we are faced with a threat. This knowled...
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