somatic experiencing
Have you heard about Somatic Experiencing or Somatic Therapy? It's a therapeutic technique used to help reduce tension that your body may be holding after a traumatic event. Now here, the word "traumatic" doesn't have to mean anything extreme, really "traumatic" means any event that disrupts the natural healing abilities of your nervous system. The theory behind Somatic Experiencing is that your body's autonomic nervous system naturally helps you recover from stressful events, except sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it's as if it gets stuck and in this case you might feel overly activated (anxious) or under activated (depressed). Which is where SE comes in.
Here are the basics for anyone looking to know more about Somatic Experiencing...
Somatic Therapy
Have you heard about Somatic Experiencing or Somatic Therapy? It's a therapeutic technique used to help reduce tension that your body may be holding after a traumatic event. Now here, the word "traumatic" doesn't have to mean anything extreme, really "traumatic" means any event that disrupts the natural healing abilities of your nervous system. The theory behind Somatic Experiencing is that your body's autonomic nervous system naturally helps you recover from stressful events, except sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it's as if it gets stuck and in this case you might feel overly activated (anxious) or under activated (depressed). Which is where SE comes in.
Here are the basics for anyone looking to know more about Somatic Experiencing...
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