Dr Heather Sequeira: Trauma and OCD (PTSD, Complex and Developmental trauma) (#339)
The OCD Stories
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The Downstairs Brain Takes Over
The downstairs brain, the altimated bit of the brain, takes over to hopefully get you out of the way and to keep you safe. So at that moment, we can't think what to do, because our downstairs brain is making all those decisions for us. It's really important to remember that they actually didn't make the decision. It was their nervous system that made the decision for them. And it doesn't complicated things like language or words or time. That's the job of the upstairs brain,. The bit that's stewart.
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