The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process: Transcend Your Toughest Times

218 Pages·2008·8.21 MB·English

by  David Berceli

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Contents
Acknowlendtgsm e Xlll
ForewobryRd o beSrcta MerD, xv
PARTI MIA KINGS ENSEO F STRESS,
ANXIETYA,N D TRAUMA
I. LifIesT raumatic 3
A RealyDl ieffreAnpptro cah 4
AilgYnou rsewlift Whh aIts 6
WhenL fieT urnUsp t hHee at 7
Trauma InIidsv idiunNa alt ure 8
A Shoctko Styhset em 10
Leranintgo " uSckI Utp " 10
Stersasn dFa miLlieyf 13
2. Insigfhrto mH urricaKnaet rina IS
A Lief Sentence? 17
When Paor efssioInaslnA 'vtaa iblle 18
A WindoOwpe ns 18
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Vlll CONTENTS
3· "HelMpe H ealM yself" 20
Clufeorsm a nA ncient People 21
A Crfyor H elp 22
DesignteoHd a ndTlraeu ma 23
Beyo"nTda lkIiOtnu gt " 24
4· WhenL ifDeo esnW'otr kO utt he
WayI t'Ssup posTeod 25
GettiInngs iOduerH ead 26
How thBer aPirno ceTsrasuemsa 27
TrauamC aWnr ecYkou rH elath 28
HowI llnReesssuf lortmsT a ruma 29
5· How OurI nstantB-uotnt oGne tSst uck 32
A ProteScytsitvGeeom n e Awry 33
Sutcikn t he Past 34
Resurretchtei nPga st 35
6. Beyontdh e TheraCpoiuscth' s 37
TheW isdoomft hBeo dy 39
ITtak eMso rTeh aTnra ditiCoonuanls eling 41
BringtihBneog d iyn ttohP ei cture 41
Gettianttg h e Muscles 42
7· How theB odyC opewsi tThr auma 44
TrembliwnigtF hr ight 45
TremoriInsGg o ofdor U s 46
IYfo Tur emblAerY eo uO uotf C ontrol? 47
HoldiIintng 48
TestingT htehoer y 50
AlTlen seUdp 52
Contents ix
8. WhatY ourG utI nstiInsc t 54
WhenO bjteicvIisIt myp aired 55
ThrMeeu sketeers 56
9· DrowninignT rauma 59
Heart-wrEenffecchtisn g 61
Far-reCaocnhsienqgu ences 62
VicarTiraouumsa 63
WearinDgo wUns 64
10. Am IG oinCgr azy? 65
A PersoEnxaple rience 66
Homefor mt hBea trtolnetf 67
CluteoTs ra uma·inBdeuhcvaeido r 67
Brkeiantgh Seli ence 68
TheWo men'Mso vemeOnpte nedE yOeusr 70
II. ResolvPionsgt -aTurmatSitcr eDsiss order 71
OverwhelSmtirnegs s 72
"MyB oydI sR aciant1g 0 0R0P M" 72
TheO piuSme nsation 74
A On-eTwPou nch 75
WhyW eS ometimesU pF reeze 76
IdeiynfitnPgo srta-uTmaSttircDe issso rder 78
12. "ThnigsL ikTeh aDto n'Hta ppent oU s" 79
FlawAesdsm uptions 80
TruamatiCzheidl dBreecno Tmraeu matiAzdeudl t8s1
ReverGseinnegr aotfNi eognsl ect 83
A UniquBea nodfP eople 84
A Price WAeff oCradn 85
x CONTENTS
13-Traumai nt he Workplace 87
TrusIts nEtsisael 87
EncodNeodtt o T rust 88
SigonfTsr a umiant hWeo rkplace 91
MendinSgt raiRneeldan tsihoips 91
FosterCionrgp oLronagteev ity 92
14· HealiOnugr D ivisions 95
ReconneAcltiienngPa atretdi es 96
I HaEtveedr ytootn hePe o ionfPt a ranoia"9 6
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HowW eL eatronD irsicminate 97
SteeortypIisnD geae f nse 98
15·" GodN oL ongeErx istfeodrM e " 101
A ShtaterEixnpge rience 102
A SpriitAuwaalk ening 102
OurS piitruSaell f I04
SolituKdeety-o Ra e inveOnutrisnegl ves r06
ForgiLvieiff norg I"taFsi lings" 108
ForgivenNeosCtso mMEea ays ily 109
"IW asM orTeer rifaineAddn grTyh aMny F amilIyI"I
TkaeR espoinlsifiortbY you rW ellbeing II3
16. ToughT imeCsa nM akeY ouS tronger II4
MakinSge nosfTe ar umaTtiimce s lIS
MotheTerr esSah inaeL sig ht II6
TarumAas O uTre acher II8
Tursitnt hGeo odneosfLs ie f II8
NoW ayB uFto rward 120
Contents xi
17· A SoldiSehro wst heW ay 121
"vEenD eaWtahs B ettTehra Tnh is
InnNeurm benss" 122
"AIm SitlAll ive!" 123
SleweaplkTihnrgo uLgiehf 124
18.T heB odya ndt heP reseMnotm ent 127
Tremorasn tdh Beo yds'H iosrty 128
SpirituTahlriotutygh hBe od y 128
Tremorasn tdh Beo dy 129
Tremorasn Cd onsciousness 132
Tremorasn dPh ysics 132
PART II/ THE TRAUMA RELEASEP ROCESS (TRP)T1M53
19· TheT raumRae leaPsreo cess™ 137
HowO ften? 140
YouTren siIosUn niquteoY ou 141
A Word Caofu tion 142
20. The Exercises 143
Appen1d iPxe rsoWnonreklii nnTg ra umEan vironmen1t9s7
Appen2d iTxh eL bayrionfNt ehg otiaantMdi eodnti iaon 200
Appen3d iAx V ibratAipopnraola ch 204
Endnso te 206