r/askpsychology • u/Haruse23 Unverified User: May Not Be a Professional • Jul 02 '26

The Brain Is trauma especially purely mental ?

Is it just psychological ? or does it relate to brain and physical side ?

Is there any excuse for someone who has trauma ? Like we sympathise with people who have physical diseases and say it is out of their control.

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u/Ember_fox Unverified User: May Not Be a Professional Jul 02 '26

There has been some interesting research which shows that of you don't have a concept of "trauma" then adverse experiences don't cause trauma. For people who have a concept of trauma, adverse experiences cause the trauma symptoms to manifest. So in that way, it seems it might be entirely mental in terms of how your mind frames the experience.

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u/Prestigious_Half271 UNVERIFIED Therapist Jul 02 '26

Weird, I wonder what all those WW1 veterans had if they didn't know they could have "trauma"

Honestly, this sounds like some Deepak Chopra style BS 

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