> Patients are left to figure this out for themselves, and usually don’t as the idea is considered so wacky. In my case it's not just the idea per se, it's als

> Patients are left to figure this out for themselves, and usually don’t as the idea is considered so wacky. In my case it's not just the idea per se, it's also how people tend to talk about it. When I look for stuff about "trauma healing", I mostly get three things: 1) Seriously questionable marketing copy (e.g. [1]). 2) (Discussion of) narratives of childhood abuse, almost always with at least one identified individual abuser, and usually recognizing their experiences as abuse only in retrospect. 3) Recommendations for $IMPORTANT_BOOK about $THEORY by $VISIONARY_INVENTOR_OF_THE_THEORY (which invariably leads back to #1; see also Scott Alexander's "all therapy books" review [2]) So I'm not surprised that this isn't clearly established as a treatment modality among medical professionals. There seems to be a good chance that something real is there, but I don't see anything convincing in terms of a validated theory or proven method of treatment. I honestly get the impression of something vaguely cult-like about some of the exchanges on social media around this (idiosyncratic uses of jargon, revelation of hidden truths as a major theme, claims of suppression by the mainstream/establishment), which I think has put me off trying to learn more about it because the whole thing starts to seem a little shady (cf. chiropractic, homeopathy, faith healing, etc.). Do you have any recommendations for someone who's had this kind of experience with the idea? [1] The Foundation For Human Enrichment, d.b.a. Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to resolving trauma worldwide by providing state-of-the-art professional training and public education in Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) [2] https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/20/book-review-all-therapy-books/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/20/book-review-all-therap...