Traumatic memories are stored in our bodies, particularly through implicit memory, which operates beyond conscious awareness. The amygdala, responsible for emotional memory, develops early and plays a key role in retaining trauma experienced in childhood, even before language is developed. This encoding process influences adult behavior and responses, while stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline chemically reinforce these memories, demonstrating how trauma impacts our physical and emotional health long-term. The result is a profound influence on behavior triggered by sensory stimuli, often unconsciously.
When we experience trauma, our bodies encode the experience through multiple pathways beyond the conscious mind.
Research increasingly shows that traumatic experiences create what psychologists call "implicit memory"- unconscious recollections that influence our behavior without our awareness.
The amygdala plays a crucial role in processing emotional memories, particularly those associated with fear, creating powerful emotional memories that can persist.
Trauma also writes its story through neurochemical changes, with stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline helping encode emotional memories more strongly.
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