“Nothing special happened when I was a child. I think I grew up pretty normally, so I don’t know why I’m always this anxious and depressed.” This is a common lament heard from countless adult patients visiting psychiatric clinics and counseling rooms. They are literally drowning in a sea of "symptoms with no known cause."…

The first step in clinical trauma treatment is usually a question—a process of asking what someone went through in the past and what kind of environment they grew up in. However, here we face a massive paradox. It is a fundamental skepticism: "Is asking childhood trauma survivors whether they were abused actually meaningful?" To put…

Symptoms Like Motion Sickness Sometimes, I am struck by sudden numbness in my hands and feet, a choking sensation, and a pounding heart. Even while sitting perfectly still, I feel dizzy as if I’m on a boat, and the slightest movement makes me feel nauseous. I don’t usually get motion sickness in cars or boats,…

What Medicine Can Provide In the treatment of trauma, the role of medicine is clear. Medication lowers excessive anxiety, aids sleep, and alleviates depression. Counseling and psychotherapy serve as channels to verbalize memories and restructure emotions. However, this is where the limit lies. Medicine can reduce the intensity of the pain, but it cannot change…