Traumatic Stress
The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society

OMG FUH KANG GREATNESSES 👍 Top notch compendium of essays by some really smart people on the topic of PTSD. Most notably Bessel A. von der Kolk (BVK) who absolutely deserves the huge respect and immense praise he invariably garners. He’s a lord. Even though the book was originally written in the 1990’s......more

The dedication on one of the first pages says: "This book is dedicated to Nelson Mandela and all of those who, after having been hurt, work on transforming the trauma of others, rather than seeking oblivion or revenge." Great dedication of a great resource for anyone interested in knowing about the......more

I heard van der Kolk on "On Being". He is a sensitive capable scientist and this book sums up all of the research on Post Traumatic Stress. It is very dense and detailed, yet very understandable and would be a great resource for both the suffer and the practitioner. Listen to him here:[URL not allowed]......more

This is a superb book for learning more about how people respond to stress. Two chapters should be required reading: The Black Hole of Trauma and The Body Keeps the Score. The authors manage to present information about the interaction of trauma, individual characteristics, and cultural influences i......more

I picked up this book, as someone who suffers from PTSD. It was interesting, and had me journaling some things that came up, and connect some dots. I’m glad people are researching and writing about this.......more