Trance and Trauma

[apel]

I had a conversation about the dangers of trancework to those who have unresolved trauma with dpaxson and lwood a few weeks ago. The context was a book about trancework. Having done trancework while dealing with unresolved trauma, my point of view was different from theirs. They had, on the other hand, taught trancework to people who had unresolved trauma and

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[maetang]

I would say that some trance states can involve a degree of dissociation, which for some trauma survivors is relatively easy to slip into. For some, it may not be so easy to come out of that, especially if they end up triggered in that state. Others, as you say, may appear untouched. I think for some people that can be because dissociation is already a familiar part of how they have adapted to trauma. I know how to take care of myself when dissociated for instance, and it isn't always good that I do so. Sometimes it may be more important for someone who is dissociating to take in support or make more contact at the time, rather than continuing to manage as they know how to