{"id":476,"date":"2026-07-27T05:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/driss-boussaoud.rovexen.com\/?page_id=476"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:42:48","slug":"trauma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/driss-boussaoud.rovexen.com\/en\/trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRAUMA & POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen the past continues to influence the present\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you sometimes feel like you're constantly on edge?\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat certain experiences continue to weigh on you long after the events themselves \u2014 in the form of anxiety, emotional hypersensitivity, reactions that are difficult to understand or control, relationship difficulties, fragile sleep, or a diffuse feeling of insecurity that has settled in over time?\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrauma is not only about sudden or exceptional events. It can also develop gradually, when certain difficult situations are repeated over a long period, in contexts where one no longer feels truly safe \u2014 neither protected nor supported.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What trauma does to the brain\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe neuroscience of trauma now shows that some experiences can exceed the brain's and nervous system's usual capacity for integration. When this happens, the event doesn't simply become a difficult memory: part of the nervous system sometimes continues to function as if the danger were still present, even when the threat is in the past.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe networks involved in alertness, emotional memory, stress regulation, and danger perception can then remain permanently activated. Gradually, the nervous system learns to function in a state of constant alert. This state can manifest as hypervigilance, persistent inner tension, difficulty releasing pressure, or a pervasive feeling of insecurity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver time, this state sometimes comes to seem normal. Yet, it remains costly. It continually mobilizes the brain's and body's resources, contributing to emotional exhaustion, relationship difficulties, sleep disorders, or emotional reactions that seem disproportionate or difficult to understand.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrauma is therefore not just a painful memory. It is often a particular way for the nervous system to continue organizing the perception of the world long after the initial danger has disappeared.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Trauma as a rupture of presence\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne dimension of trauma is often underestimated: its impact on our ability to be present \u2014 present with ourselves, but also present with others.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany traumatic experiences occur in situations where the protective presence of others was lacking. In other, even more complex cases, the very presence of a loved one becomes a source of fear, confusion, or danger. The nervous system then registers a profound experience: others are not necessarily a source of security.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis impact doesn't always disappear when the events are over. It can continue to influence relationships, trust, the ability to ask for help, or to feel truly safe around another person. Some people describe feeling like they constantly have to be on their guard. Others find it difficult to accept support, even when surrounded by caring people.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom this perspective, trauma can be understood as a lasting disruption of the relationship to presence. The nervous system has learned that proximity to others is not necessarily synonymous with safety.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is also why healing often involves the repeated experience of a different kind of presence: one that is stable, predictable, and respectful enough to allow the brain to gradually learn that the other person can become a resource rather than a threat.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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