{"id":97624,"date":"2023-03-29T21:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T01:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=97624"},"modified":"2025-11-02T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T19:44:18","slug":"the-body-keeps-the-score-discussion-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-body-keeps-the-score-discussion-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Body Keeps the Score: Discussion Questions for a Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you read <em>The Body Keeps the Score<\/em>? Are you looking for some questions that will generate thoughtful discussion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tend to think of trauma in its most extreme forms, such as PTSD. But nearly everyone is likely to either suffer from trauma or know someone who does. In <em>The Body Keeps the Score, <\/em>Bessel van der Kolk explains that the physiological toll can be tremendous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for <em>The Body Keeps the Score<\/em> discussion questions that will help you understand and internalize the book&#8217;s ideas and apply them where appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Body Keeps the Score<\/em> Discussion Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of how many years or decades have passed since the traumatic event(s), your brain and body continue to feel the effects. Trauma rewires the brain to cause people to be hypervigilant to threats and repeat the same mistakes, seemingly compulsively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve organized several <em>The Body Keeps the Score<\/em> discussion questions into two exercises that you can go through individually or with a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exercise-1-nonverbal-communication-in-social-interactions\">Exercise #1: Nonverbal Communication in Social Interactions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a baby, your interactions with your caregivers help you develop the ability to read people\u2019s moods and emotions through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/nonverbal-cues\/\">nonverbal cues<\/a>, including body posture, tone of voice, and eye contact. Your ability to do this is critical in social interactions throughout your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Think of a recent conversation you had with someone who you knew was upset simply by reading their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/body-language-crucial-conversations\/\">body language<\/a>. What could you discern through their facial expressions, tone of voice, posture, and other nonverbal clues?<\/li><li>How did you feel before that conversation compared to after the conversation? How did your perception of the other person\u2019s mood impact your own mood?<\/li><li>Think of how you use this skill of intuition in group settings, such as a family dinner or work meeting. Describe a situation when a group\u2019s effectiveness or difficulty reading each other\u2019s emotions impacted the group\u2019s ability to communicate, work together, or accomplish a task.<\/li><li>Just as trauma causes victims to view others as threatening and struggle to make eye contact, describe a couple of ways that your own experiences impact the way you interact with others. (For example, perhaps you assume people are upset when they\u2019re in a quiet mood because you\u2019ve had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-people-closest-to-you\/\">close relationship<\/a> with someone who shut down or went silent when they were angry.)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise #2: Recognizing Your Own Body Awareness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the physical sensations in your body\u2014as basic as feeling cold or hungry\u2014is at the core of your sense of self. But, for most people, it\u2019s so natural that you probably don\u2019t even think about it. Use this exercise to notice your body awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Take a moment and focus on your body. Write all the sensations you notice\u2014the feel of the chair against your back, your empty stomach growling, the smell of the room, the tension in your shoulders.<\/li><li>Notice your current emotional state. How are your physical sensations affecting your emotions?<\/li><li>Now let\u2019s look at the reverse: Describe a recent instance when you noticed a physical sensation (e.g. tense muscles, headache, clenched jaw) that clued you into your emotional state.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you read The Body Keeps the Score? Are you looking for some questions that will generate thoughtful discussion? We tend to think of trauma in its most extreme forms, such as PTSD. 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