depersonalization tagged posts
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Lost in the playback loop of horror
October 20, 2016
psychology, Writing 
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SPOILER ALERT: from this point on, I will be examining Running to Stand Still in-depth. If you haven’t read it yet and don’t want it spoiled for you, stop reading now.On top of how prolonged trauma marks and defines Jamie’s life, the effects of trauma are brought again into sharp focus when she is attacked in the parking lot.
Some effects of trauma:
Loss of Self
Numbing
The Reorganization of Perception
Easily triggered The stress hormones of traumatized people, in contrast, take much longer to return to baseline and spike quickly and disproportionately in response to mildly stressful stimuli.
