Book: The Body Keeps The Score

[Chargette]

I'm reading "The Body Keeps The Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. I'm only up to chapter 6, out of 20 chapters only, but I've learned some valuable insights into how PTSD developed in me. I'm also learning an approach of action to help myself. Has anyone here read this book?

 

[BarryW]

I haven't read it, but I heard about it awhile back from a family member. I could be misremembering what they told me, but my takeaway from that conversation was that I can't ignore the body's needs as much as I want to. It may sound weird but I think about that book from time to time.. even though I haven't read it.

 

[Windhover]

Yep. I've trad it. It's helped me and my daughter too.
i liked the facts that he removes shame and the necessity to realize our memories of our trauma or abuse are never going away, yet we can learn to react differently to them.
His book gave me a step up to a much healthier perspective on my life and my self.

 

[Innocent Forever]

Yes. I really appreciated reading it. I reread bits a few times and then went back to make sure I really grasped it.

 

[LumberJack]

I have this book, but I have only read 120 pages or so. I’m curious if it covers any treatment options for PTSD. I understand a little too well how I was traumatized. I wasn’t in combat, but my symptoms were eerily similar to what the author described in combat veterans.

Right now I’m having a hard time and moving has stirred up some old issues. I have been in therapy for 20+ years and I feel like I have little to show for it.

In fairness, I have made heaps of progress, but I’m nowhere near making peace with my past. I don’t need a self help book. I have several already. I’m more looking for a guide to methodologies that I can use to help choose a new therapist.

 

[brittonbrixer]

My best friend, who is into books on psychology and psychosomatics, suggested me to read some works by Bessel Van Der Kolk. However, for me it is very hard to read something from non-fiction. Can you tell me the main ideas of this book?

 

[Innocent Forever]

I have this book, but I have only read 120 pages or so. I’m curious if it covers any treatment options for PTSD. I understand a little too well how I was traumatized. I wasn’t in combat, but my symptoms were eerily similar to what the author described in combat veterans.

Right now I’m having a hard time and moving has stirred up some old issues. I have been in therapy for 20+ years and I feel like I have little to show for it.

In fairness, I have made heaps of progress, but I’m nowhere near making peace with my past. I don’t need a self help book. I have several already. I’m more looking for a guide to methodologies that I can use to help choose a new therapist.

The end of his book does.
IFS
Somatic experiencing. More too. IFS is from what I know my favourite.