Interview Participant

Is trauma a story in your brain?

Is trauma a story in your brain?

A perception.

A perception.

Give me an example of a perception.

Give me an example of a perception.

Because you're still forming your perception of the world.

Because you're still forming your perception of the world.

And an inkblot test, for anyone that doesn't know, is basically just a piece of paper with random ink stains.

And an inkblot test, for anyone that doesn't know, is basically just a piece of paper with random ink stains.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I've never done an inkblot test. I feel like I should do one.

I've never done an inkblot test. I feel like I should do one.

How many people do you think, I mean, this is maybe a ridiculous question, but how many people, what percentage of people do you think have trauma in some form, how you define it?

How many people do you think, I mean, this is maybe a ridiculous question, but how many people, what percentage of people do you think have trauma in some form, how you define it?

And what is trauma doing to my brain? You said you've done a lot of neuroimaging scans. If I was traumatized and you scanned my brain, is there something you could see?

And what is trauma doing to my brain? You said you've done a lot of neuroimaging scans. If I was traumatized and you scanned my brain, is there something you could see?

So how does trauma affect the brain?

So how does trauma affect the brain?