EPISODE · Sep 15, 2019 · 13 MIN
How Trauma Creates a Distorted Lens of Perception
from Narcissism Recovery Podcast · host Yitz Epstein
When a child is traumatized they will have extreme emotional reaction. These reactions become overwhelming and will create a distortion of the child’s reality. The Amygdala, the emotional brain, will be on overdrive and since children identify with their emotions they will believe that these feelings are the basis of their reality. This distorted the cognitions of the child making it difficult to see reality from a lens that is accurate and healthy.
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When a child is traumatized they will have extreme emotional reaction. These reactions become overwhelming and will create a distortion of the child’s reality. The Amygdala, the emotional brain, will be on overdrive and since children identify with their emotions they will believe that these feelings are the basis of their reality. This distorted the cognitions of the child making it difficult to see reality from a lens that is accurate and healthy.
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