8-Minute Video on Childhood Trauma and The Vagus Nerve
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Let me help you better understand how your nervous system processes and holds onto trauma. We can also unlearn these experiences and I explain my process in this short video.
Please watch the entire video to understand the methodology along with the practice. It is important to know what is happening in your body and how you can influence it.
For those struggling with stress or anxiety, I often use this Hand Pressing Exercise before I would start to help you develop your meditation practice. Meditation whilst struggling with anxiety or stress may not be the right path for you. Therefore this exercise for 2 - 3 weeks before starting your practice maybe my preferred route.
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It is essential to carry out the training at the same time each day (ideally first thing in the morning). You can practice it in sets of three. So do three of the breaths and then stop for a couple of minutes and then practice another set of three.
As someone who recovered from the severe trauma of losing my son, I know the importance of finding some ease within the body. I witnessed Joshua's last breaths and this image aroused PTSD and severe anxiety and depression.
Accessing the Vagus Nerve and Polyvagal Theory was critical in my recovery. It allowed me the capacity to find a little ease whilst in tandem I built a meditation practice and sought therapy.
This video is recorded live with a group who are participating in my online course (www.remotetribe.co.uk) where we dive deep into the neuroscience of stress, mindfulness, and recovery.
Recovery from whatever loss or stress you have suffered is possible. It does require a desire to do the work, and a commitment to show up. Remember to seek help, speak to friends and find a therapist or coach that is right for you.
Hope & Love, Justin.
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Thank you for describing what I know happened in my childhood and how it has affected my nervous system in such an easy to understand clear way without using jargon. I am 71 yrs old and have CPTSD due to my abusive and neglected childhood. I only found out about a year ago I had CPTSD and everything made sense as to why nothing really helped over the years no matter how hard I tried and spending a lot of money I couldn't afford. Best explanation of the Vagus Nerve ever.
You just explained my life in a nutshell. The body keeps the score . In my case my body is now reacting after years of bottling things up . Great video thanks for all you do Justin.
Thanks John. 😃🙏
Likewise. I think. Can repressed trauma cause skin issues?
This is incredibly helpful. At least at the moment, I'm quite in a lot of pain from this. Thank you for sharing your work. It's much appreciated.
Explained my life in a nutshell. Ive grown up in a violent home always in fear of the next beating of my alcoholic father. As a kid I always clenched my fist together because my body was so under tension and my father hated it, he said I am not normal for doing that while most likely he was the cause for it. Before my teenage years I was quite confident but after hitting puberty I became more and more anxious and developed social and general anxiety. I have sweaty hands all the time even if there is no threat. When I get a fear Impulse I can feel that electric and immobilizing feel of anxiety in the middle of my body thats where I found out about the vagus nerve. Ive read an article that if the pregnant mother feels anxiety she develops low vagal tone and this jumps also to the newborn. Well my mother even got hit in her belly when she was pregnant with me. Also babies who experience this also show lower dopamine and serotonine levels. The exposure to novelty content made matter worse. Only thing which have an effect on me is Benzos, Alcohol and abstaining from novelty and self gratification but the anxiety is still there altough lower but my sweaty palms remain like my body is trapped in fight or flight.
Excellent video!!👍👍👍
Thank you Kandice. 🙏
Justin, this video is very helpful to me. Are you still living in Dublin (from your accent!) Do you do online consultations? Will
The eye movements and the recall seems like this is similar to EMDR.
The dilemma lies in the statement of the demons bothering you are just strictly in your mind and the trauma is just all memory residing inside your brain. Sometimes the facts are what facts are, hard as that SEEMS until someone accepts the facts as they are, The survivor is moreover meant to feel shame for having this plague with the family who hurt him initially is still to this day doing the same thing just in an advanced but aligned in a different way in adult form with many more people assisting in the collective trauma that is occurring around the world but especially in my world.
Just because you and other therapist can’t or won’t believe due to the uncomfortable REALITY that these things actually do occur and the burden of proof must be put strictly on the bruised shoulders of us survivors to eliminate all appearances of ANY doubts that will compensate for and overcome ALL the mechanisms of denial that exist in this thoroughly corrupt world. (~5:25m). I’ve been running into this problem throughout all my years and I had to say something thank you for this channel. I hope this could be taken constructively and not as a critical bring you down kind of thing.
Thank you for your comment. You have misunderstood my approach. I believe we all have the opportunity to free ourselves from trauma. Many such traumas are intergenerational and continue in subtle ways impacting a broader swathe of society. The initial trauma or traumas are like snowballs, small to begin, but if more people get involved and continue to roll the snow, it can become as big as a mountain towering over a village of people.
Each person has a chance to intervene, and to take small steps to assist with their own pain. In doing so they contribute to the unwinding of a larger burden.
I recently respinded to a comment made in ine i had made. After reclection i feel its important to share this thought i have.. .
Ther ars SoO many peoole coming to terms with issues they have. Mommy issues daddy issues. Childhood trauma issues. More and more talk about the need to become self aware of these issues. BUT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT HANDLING THESE ISSUES. At 10 years old my son told me 'You cant keep blaming everything on nana!' He was right! I cant! I need to be aware if this fact and if there is still an issue im having i need to work it out. By myself or with a professional. PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR this. If we've become self aware eniugh to realize this issues then we need to be responsible for taking carenof these issues that are obviously affecting our life and relationships enough to lable them. People need to become aware of their need to step up and handle thes issues tbey are identifying with. Why?! Because these same people are redirecting the pain they felt as a child, that was caused by parents or situations. These people are hurting innocent people because they are still hurt inside. Making is seem popular or glamorous to have these issues is one thing. To encourage so many to identify with these labels without remindjbg them the oain they feel is hurting others. That the hurt will continue until they seek the help they need to get through their issues. Parents are held responsible for their children behaving proprly in school. When we become adults we should be more insistent on adults being responsible for their behaviors. Stop feeling sorry for everyone and simply accepting excuses for poor behavior. Poor behavior from people that jnow what the problem is but is too kazy to ir find nonneed to correct becsuse theyre getting away with this as an excuse to hurt other people. I hioe i made sense. Im a littke fired up. I personally am sick and tired of hearing excuses from grown adukts and their poor choices and poor behaviors. Enough is enough. When i realuzed i had issues i took the initiative to fix them. It is my responsibility. For self and ither human beings that interact with me. If i did it and survived i think others should follow suit. Stop making excuses, stop blaming people thar are most likely not even alive anymore. Step up deal with these emotions and change our the behaviors. Period. ...
Thanks for that. I could not agree more. Once you know there is an issue you have to take action. Blaming others will only continue your pain. There is a choice, do the work, or hope for change. Only one of those options can bring about a happier healthier you. That is not to say that taking action is easy. Working with someone and mind your overall well-being is a big commitment, but it is better than feeling unwell.⚡️🙌❤️
Hi there, really helpful info here, do you have any thoughts on how this connects with the work of John Sarno? I got to this content thru his books, and it seems like you’re basically just expressing the most modernized and studied version of what he describes: permanent repression of relaxant nerves that you dont even realize are happening. I’m only 22 but at this point I’m pretty sure i was in “freeze state” for the last 14 years or so, and it’s simply inexplicable the feeling of regaining control. My vagus is so understimulated that i have been unable to activate my ulnar or sciatic nerves until now. Sorry to ramble, it’s just like a giant weight has been lifted and its exciting to see rigorous content around it.
Nicely explained!
A thought came to my mind on watching the water bottle example !!!
Is it remotely possible that people with serious trauma issues from childhood and continuing all through their life ... Develop a condition , like CSF leak ???
Could it be possible that their brain is so overworked .... That the flow of fluid gets disturbed and it begins to find alternatives and flow out through wherever it can find an outlet.... Nose...ear etc ???
Sort of relating it to myself and trying to understand if there is a correlation ???
Thank you for your explanation in the video ... Helped me understand better ..
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Could this damage to the vagus nerve also lead to gastroparesis? I have PTSD from childhood trauma, and I’m wondering if this is how I damaged my vagus nerve.
Yes, it is possible. We now know that the vagus nerve can be adversely impacted by trauma. The impact is often found within typical autonomic activities within the body. Gastric problems are right up there. It was for me too.
But what if one (me) cannot remember their childhood trauma?
You can do somatic sensing and start a dialogue with the blocked memory. Look up a technique of Gestalt therapy called "hot seat work."
Does this also apply to trauma in later life? Can these techniques also be used whilst undergoing the antagonism causing the stress etc.
Great question Anthony. The approach remains the same if encountered later in life. 👍
Hello. I have a question! I just started doing some vagus nerve exercises and I have noticed some unpleasant symptoms that I'm experiencing ever since I started doing these exercises. For example I have upper chest pain and my breasts have shrunk!!! I'm so upset I want my breasts back. :((( Can vagus nerve exercises shrink your breasts? I also have a traumatic memory of showing my breasts to a man in his 30s when I was 14. Could this be a traumatic memory surfacing? Please please let me know what you think.
I get... childhood trauma. What I don't get is the level to which someone can be soOO deep in it. Especially when their childhood really wasn't so bad. 2 parents in the home. Never wanted for anything. Sure dad was a hard as* mon easy a bit emasculating at times. But seriously. . .... what on earth could be so bad about that that you make that your excuse while moving through life? Or is it simply the excuse that's used to avoid accountability? People ?!!? ARGG!!!
Emotional and mental traumas can be way more subtle than you think.
@@Nick_Taylor. I suppose my comment is made with a great deal of frustration. This man would rather make excuses for his behavior instead of taking care of business. His mom doesn't help any. Continually telling him he can't do this he can't do that. I'm sorry but I've had some pretty bad things happen to me in my childhood. Physical and emotional. Not once did someone I seen as an authority/parental type of person, never once was I told... You'll never be able to...Now you can. Don't do... all of this I consider seeds of doubt. How can a patent or friend put something like that onto you. Put it jnto your head....
Social media and even TV doesn't help any either. ITS so easy for ANYONE to jump on the child hood trauma/mommy daddy issues. Well I was.. my mom or dad did... it's like my son told me when he was only TEN YEARS OLD... he said mom! You can't blame Nana for everything! My eyes opened immediately! He was correct too! We have to stop walking around talking about our problems then pointing fingers at everyone else. WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? I THINK if you're an adult it's up to you to fix this damage. No one else's. No more pointing fingers then sitting back, behave the same way and not do anything about it. If you're an adult, you're saying outloud that you know you have a problem, you know what the problem is THEN it's time to get a move on. Fix what needs fixed. Wirk kn what needs worked know. At this point saying something and nit doing anything about it is a cop-out. No more excuses should be given or heard. No more excuses made without taking action. Obviously it isn't this simple for many but there is something to be said about accountability and the need for action to be taken. These hurt people are out here hurting people's. People that should not have been hurt by these hurt people. It's like Covid. . Misbehaving with an excuse with no effort in tow is unacceptable. Now these hurt people are hurt starting to hurt more people. Self is probably the hardest work any of us will ever have to do. It isn't easy. It IS painful. But it is required. It's not right that all of these people that have no self awareness can be lazy and ignorant to these facts and still get away with not doing one single thing to change. Make excuses. Point fingers. Complain. Hurt some people out of frustration or resentment or self pity with these excuses in tow won't work for me. Maybe if allnof us this doesn't work for PUT OUR FOOT DOWN, encourage social media and the general population to insist that all of these adult babies DO something about these issues we'd see less wah wahhs crying poking and pouting...
Sorry. Not sorry. I do however apologize for it being you that I unleash on. Something for you to think about. If you agree, share with others. Somethings gotta be done... change has to be made.
I know the whole social media and TV could do it! During trumps election, before covid there were tons of commercials telling everybody how depressed they were. Tons if them everywhere. Some even telling us we were suicidal. Every ither commercial on MTV was in these two subjects. Then covid. ... I'd be interested in seeing the numbers comparing before commercials to the present. It's obvious the numbers grew.
There are even more ads for different medications for antidepressants, anxiety are on tv than before. Along with more talk about mommy/daddy issues. Childhood trauma. Etc. I'm not saying to desensitize out self and be less compassionate or empathy but I definitely think we need to be less tolerate. I had issues. WE ARE civilized beings that all have a responsibility to have self awareness. Recognize when our behavior is inappropriate. After we recognize then it is our responsibility to do something about it. We should all be able to get along without having to tolerate the laziness of others. It's selfish. It's rude. It does a lot of damage. Shoukdbi start walking around acting a fool and point fingers.. it's not my fault. . I have boyfriend/husband issues. I refuse improve my situation. I refuse to fix what was broken. Because I refuse to do my part I'm going to phuck things up for however many people I possibly can! anything about
No one should have the right to run amok acting a fool and causing damage without consequences. Maybe if we ostracized those acting a fool and insisted they make a change or remain shunned. I don't know... this problem and issue needs to stop being glorified and encouraged...thanks again. I feel better. Share. Some all with as many as you can. Somethings gotta give. 🕊