我们常说"过去的就过去了"——但对经历过创伤的神经系统来说,过去从来没有真正过去。它以感受、气味、声音的形式,一遍遍复活在当下。
"Trauma results in a fundamental reorganization of the way mind and brain manage perceptions. It changes not only how we think and what we think about, but also our very capacity to think."
"As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself... The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know."
van der Kolk 说,创伤让人困在一个永远的"现在"——那个危险的、无法喘息的瞬间。治愈的方向,是让神经系统重新学会:那件事,已经结束了。