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Your Cells Remember
Even our genes know
Most of you out there have heard of body memories and I have written at least two pieces covering that subject. However, there has been some new research that may eventually help those who are trapped in their memories of trauma.
This author will do her best at approaching this subject. I hope you feel more average afterward because your traumatic experiences in childhood which are affecting your body and mind today, are further explained.
Your Brain and Traumatic Memories
Your brain processes sensory information using two areas of the brains memory system, the precognitive and post cognitive circuits. The precognitive circuit holds the lower brain centers that react without thinking to perceived danger. The post cognitive circuit involves activating the prefrontal cortex allowing us to assess the situations we find ourselves in and think about our reaction.
When we feel endangered, our brain does a marvelous thing, it prepares us to run away. It does this by using chemicals, known as stress hormones, which are released by the body. Our precognitive circuit, which includes the amygdala, fires making us anxious sometimes for no apparent reason.
In situations where we were abused as children, we perceived a high level of threat…
