Why Trauma Beliefs Are So Hard to Change

In this video, Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes discusses why trauma beliefs are so hard to change and how to start to change them. Schema are unconscious assumptions we make about the world that guide our behavior. These assumptions about the world affect how we think and feel about our experiences, and they can be difficult to change. In this video, I'll discuss why trauma beliefs are often difficult to change and how you can start to change them.

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Video by Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches including counseling techniques and skills for improving mental health and reducing mental illness.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Why Trauma Beliefs are Hard to Change
00:02:03 - Understanding Anger in Trauma Healing
00:04:24 - Cognitive Accommodation and Keeping Safe
00:06:28 - Recognizing Exceptions and Balancing Trauma Beliefs
00:08:32 - Confirmation Bias in Everyday Life
00:10:36 - The Availability Heuristic and the Boulder Pebble
00:12:38 - Practical Perspective on Driving in the Rain
00:14:48 - Letting go of the victim stance and self-perception
00:16:56 - Changing Trauma-Related Beliefs
00:18:53 - Coping with Trauma-Related Beliefs

[DocSnipes]

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[maryjanerx]

Aww man this speaks to me. I found 2 of my boyfriends had died when they didnt text me back all day. I have severe trauma from not being texted back. Hence my commitment to my celibacy

[ythatesfacts]

Hey doc snipes, I'm wondering if it's similar to generational trauma info. For example: a family says, "For years x group of people are only out to get us. It's an us vs them." I'm wondering if there's a way to undo that mentality of automatic labels from generational trauma?

[joeshabe]

thank you very much! your way of structuring and wording it is fantastic. I especially like the part about keeping a log of such beliefs, I wouldn't have thought it up myself

[jamescarlson]

I thank you for making these videos. In listening I can relate in what I did in the past and not wanting to repeat these "traps of failure in the future forcing me to keep on moving forward. If that makes sense.

[salema]

This video is so personal to me. I can relate to all of it. Having an awareness of all of this could help me to change. Thank you ❤

[neshas.]

Thank you for all the hard work that you do! 🤍✨

[KerryPotts-fftj]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a way that is simple to understand. Appreciate you.

[moirabijker]

I am not angry with myself. I am angry with the people who abused me. I was not to blame. I did nothing wrong. The guilt and shame belong to the abusers.

[SD-kpfj]

Thank you Dr. Snipes for another wonderful video. We appreciate all that you do :)

[sanamichael]

I think only Therapy can help with trauma. I have been trying to help my self for years without seeing any improvement. I hope I could find one.

[ThornyRoseV]

As a young woman I have a trauma belief about doctors but it happens to be true in my case. It took 11 years to get a diagnosis for a neurological disease and they still treat me like shit. Neglegence, prejudice, laugh at me, anger when I speak my mind. How can one accept trauma when its still going on and will forever ? This is not some random thing. My life, health and financial situation are in the hands of those horrible people.

[allysoobratty]

I suffered from PTSD dad didnt care about me when i was a child!!!!

[JoseEduardo-]

I was going to ask is there a difference between “core beliefs” and “automatic negative thoughts/feelings”?
For example having the thought: “I am unlovable”
I think the movie inside out 2 does an amazing job at showing how core beliefs thoughts and feelings can all be mixed together in our psyche. Would love for you to expound on this

[mesCheerios]

"You're afraid if you let go of that guilt..." it means I am powerless and just a victim of circumstances that i am helpless against.

[treewomen]

Thank you very much for this information! I have never heard a therapist relay this before, i thought it was just a personal rigid thinking style. This makes sense now and helps reduce shame based thinking.

[lilredheaded]

Thank you so much for creating and sharing! <3

[sockpuppet]

Cheat me once, shame on you.
Cheat me twice, shame on me.
Learning from experience is paramount.

Unforgettable that’s what you are
Unforgettable though near or far
Like a song of love that clings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before has someone been more
Unforgettable in every way
(Irving Gordon)

12:38 There are steps I can take in order to keep myself safer. (Practical perspective)
16:43 post traumatic growth

Thank you Doc Snipes.
Thank you for C.R.A.V.E.S and P.A.C.E.R.
So very helpful

[davidsheehan]

being constantly truamatised by doctors who don't understand agitation from truama
now suscidal as no help for the physical effects of the ongoing truama as doc's says it's agitated anxiety which will not be tolerated

[joaquinromolor]

Thank you for elaborating on the power points doc this is very helpful.