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r/SomaticExperiencing is a subreddit with 23k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
Somatic experiencing is a form of alternative therapy aimed at relieving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client's perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). It was created by trauma therapist Peter A. Levine.
Popular Themes in r/SomaticExperiencing
#1
Pain & Anger
: "After 30 years of being in a sympathetic state I finally moved to parasympathetic "
29 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Can someone explain how exactly trauma gets stored in the nervous system? All I see are broad explanations (e.g. by repressing, by the nervous system), nothing about the actual biological process? It it electrical? Chemical? "
21 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Searching for regulation through phone/computer/tv?"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "anyone else spending all their money on healing?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SomaticExperiencing
#1
Trauma
: "The trap of focusing on Trauma "
56 posts
#2
Somatic
: "When your gentle Somatic session turns into a full-body exorcism"
45 posts
#3
Therapy
: "It’s a shame that healing touch can’t be part of Therapy "
28 posts
#4
Healing
: "It’s a shame that Healing touch can’t be part of therapy "
20 posts
#5
Anxiety
: "How can I do somatic experiencing / therapy when i cannot even feel Anxiety anymore? There’s no sensation - nothing adrenaline, no goosebumps, no endorphins, no rush of anything, there’s just nothing."
19 posts
#6
Freeze
: "-- Selective Freeze - - I cant do for me but i can act for others ...."
15 posts
#7
Body
: "When your gentle somatic session turns into a full-Body exorcism"
15 posts
#8
Emotions
: "I can’t stop crying when I exercise and it keeping me from living a healthy life. "
15 posts
#9
Somatic Therapy
: "Tried Somatic Therapy—I think theres something really wrong with me "
13 posts
#10
Freeze Response
: "Stuck in freeze for 7 years. Movement makes me worse."
10 posts
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+11k members(86.3%)
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