In this Talking About, psychologists Claudia Longhi and Flávia Amoroso discuss the Polyvagal Theory and its applicability in psychotherapy. In the third episode, they discuss when the patient mentions that he rationally knows what is happening, but cannot do otherwise.

When the patient says that he understood, he is communicating through the prefrontal brain, that is, through his rational, conscious, and 'thinking' brain.

However, when the triggers arise, they come from some history prior to what is happening at that moment, bringing sensations of danger and threat and the person reacts instinctively.

Depending on the degree of activation that arises, the person will have attitudes that are disproportionate to the event, because he feels in danger, becomes 'blind', and simply reacts. The sensation is not controlled.

Everything that is rational is erased, the person becomes blind. When he feels in danger, he simply reacts. Afterwards, he feels very guilty. This is an indication that the patient has experienced trauma, which needs to be worked on in a therapeutic process. The goal of trauma therapy is to integrate these traumatic memories so that the patient feels safe enough to 'feel and think', and not just feel and react.

✔️ Flávia Amoroso
▪️ Psychologist and Sex Therapist
▪️ Instagram: @flaviaamorosoboatto

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