Live Causes of the Child Mental Health Crisis Discussion
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The content segments discuss the difficulty of changing trauma beliefs and the various factors that contribute to this challenge. Trauma beliefs are formed as a result of traumatic experiences, which make us feel unsafe and powerless. These beliefs help us predict and prevent future unsafe situations. However, the emotional power of trauma experiences makes it harder to let go of associated beliefs. Unresolved anger, guilt, shame, and grief can also hinder the process of changing trauma beliefs. Our brain tends to prioritize and remember traumatic events more vividly than non-traumatic events due to cognitive biases such as confirmation bias and all-or-nothing thinking. These biases lead us to seek information that confirms our beliefs and overlook contradictory information. Cognitive biases like mind reading and jumping to conclusions further reinforce trauma beliefs by seeking evidence that supports our expectations. Changing trauma beliefs requires examining the facts in context, challenging cognitive biases, and seeking a balanced perspective. Confirmation bias, personalization, availability heuristic, and hindsight bias are cognitive biases that hinder the process of changing trauma beliefs. Relationships can also make it difficult to let go of trauma beliefs, as they impact our identity and self-concept. Changing trauma-related beliefs involves feeling safe and empowered, gradually exposing oneself to challenging situations, evaluating beliefs based on current facts, and having compassion during the process of change. By consistently evaluating and restructuring these beliefs, they can become less frequent and less sticky over time.
The content segments discuss the difficulty of changing trauma beliefs and the various factors that