The Body Keeps the Score
This part of the brain helps detect danger and can become overactive after trauma.
What is the amygdala?
Wanting to run away or avoid situations is this response.
What is flight?
Some people use substances to cope with this uncomfortable internal experience.
What is emotional pain (or distress)?
Taking slow, deep breaths is an example of this type of skill.
What is grounding (or regulation)?
Trauma is only about what happened, not how your body responds.
What is false?
Trauma can live in this system, affecting heart rate, breathing, and stress responses.
What is the nervous system?
Feeling the urge to argue, yell, or defend yourself quickly.
What is fight?
Trauma can increase the risk of developing this.
What is substance use disorder (or addiction)?
Naming 5 things you can see is part of this grounding technique.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 method?
Two people can experience the same event but respond differently.
What is true?
When your body is always on alert, this is called being in a constant state of _____.
What is hypervigilance?
Zoning out or feeling disconnected from reality can be part of this response.
What is freeze (or dissociation)?
Using substances to numb feelings is an example of this type of coping.
What is avoidance coping?
This involves noticing your thoughts without judging them.
What is mindfulness?
Triggers always make sense logically.
What is false?
This response makes you feel numb, shut down, or disconnected.
What is the freeze response?
This newer response involves trying to please others to stay safe.
What is fawn?
This can happen when the body remembers trauma even without conscious memory.
What is a trigger?
Moving your body (walking, stretching) helps complete this stress cycle.
What is releasing stress (or regulation)?
Healing involves both the mind and the body.
What is true?
This chemical is released during stress and can impact the body long-term.
What is cortisol?
All of these responses are the body trying to do this one thing.
What is protect you / keep you safe?
Recovery often involves learning this instead of relying on substances.
What are healthy coping skills?
This skill helps bring your body out of survival mode and into safety.
What is self-soothing (or nervous system regulation)?
You can “just think your way out” of trauma responses.
What is false?