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Why Trauma Triggers Feel Like Time Travel | The Body Keeps the Score Explained

Why do trauma triggers feel like time travel? In The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk explains that trauma memories are stored differently than regular memories. 🧠 Hippocampus → fails to time-stamp trauma, so it doesn’t feel like the past. 🧠 Amygdala → becomes hyperactive, flooding the body with alarms. 🧠 Prefrontal Cortex → shuts down, so logic can’t step in to calm you. 📊 Research confirms: ✔️ Brain scans show hyperactive amygdalas during trauma reminders. ✔️ Hippocampus activity decreases in PTSD. ✔️ Prefrontal cortex regulation is weakened. The result? Flashbacks don’t feel like memories. They feel like reliving. But here’s the hope: the brain is plastic. Healing approaches like EMDR, mindfulness, yoga, and trauma-focused therapy can help the brain reprocess trauma and learn safety again. 💙 You’re not broken. You’re surviving. And with time, your brain can heal. ✨ Drop a ⏳ in the comments if this resonated. 👉 Subscribe to Denver Therapy Online for more trauma-healing insights from The Body Keeps the Score.