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He's relaying what the textbook he cited claimed. You'll have to check the textbook for their sources. Getting into the weeds about different theories for why v
by nearbuy 1y ago
He's relaying what the textbook he cited claimed. You'll have to check the textbook for their sources. Getting into the weeds about different theories for why various hunter-gatherer societies have lower rates of PTSD is rather off-topic for this blog post. They're just trying to raise a few counter-examples to trauma causing this dysfunction and suggest that unhealthy people or people with abnormal brain scans may be more susceptible to trauma. This would invalidate many of the arguments in The Body Keeps the Score.
- greygoo222 1y agoRaising counter-examples shouldn't mean throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks, and the author's point could easily have been made without repeating an extraordinary claim he fails to provide evidence for. If The Body Keeps the Score had arguments as poorly sourced as "this textbook said that PTSD co-occurs with inflammation, so Western diets could cause inflammation which could cause PTSD", the author of the Substack would rightfully criticize it as unsubstantiated bullshit. His own article should be held to the same standards.