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👻Why does the past still haunt us?

Some ⏳ after 10 years, we still remember everything ❤️‍🩹 because the "scar" makes the brain think we're not safe, 🎥 so it keeps everything like a high-definition video.

💭 we can't forget the past, but we can change the effects of the past, slowly bring ourselves back to the present, and let the brain learn that

We're safe now.

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Story by Commons Psych

Writer: Professor Tharin Hiranwong (psychiatrist)

Edited & designed by: Commons Psych Team

2025/10/30 Edited to

... Read moreหลายคนอาจสงสัยว่า ทำไมบางเหตุการณ์ในอดีตที่สร้าง "แผลใจ" ถึงยังส่งผลกระทบกับเราได้อย่างต่อเนื่อง ทั้งที่เวลาผ่านไปนานหลายปี ความทรงจำเจ็บปวดเหล่านี้ถูกสมองเก็บรักษาไว้เหมือนภาพวีดีโอความละเอียดสูง เพราะสมองมองว่าเหตุการณ์นั้นเป็นภัยคุกคามต่อความปลอดภัยของเรา จากการศึกษาพบว่า ภาวะนี้มีความเกี่ยวข้องกับความทรงจำที่ได้รับบาดเจ็บทางอารมณ์ คล้ายกับอาการ stress post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ที่เกิดขึ้นกับทหารที่เคยผ่านสู่สนามรบหรือผู้ที่ได้รับความรุนแรงทางร่างกายและจิตใจ แผลใจที่รุนแรงจะทำให้สมองเชื่อว่าขณะนั้นเรายังตกอยู่ในอันตราย จึงเก็บความทรงจำเหล่านั้นไว้และเรียกคืนบ่อยครั้งเพื่อเตือนภัย สิ่งเล็กน้อยในปัจจุบันที่สมองตีความว่าเป็นสัญญาณอันตราย สามารถกระตุ้นความทรงจำเก่า ๆ ให้โผล่ขึ้นมาและทำให้เกิดปฏิกิริยาทางอารมณ์รุนแรงได้ เช่น ความรู้สึกกลัว เครียด หรือวิตกกังวลในสถานการณ์ที่แท้จริงปลอดภัยแล้ว อย่างไรก็ตาม ถึงแม้เราจะเปลี่ยนแปลงอดีตไม่ได้ แต่เราสามารถปรับเปลี่ยนผลกระทบจากอดีตได้โดยการฝึกตนเองให้กลับมาอยู่กับปัจจุบัน เรียนรู้ว่าตอนนี้เราอยู่ในสภาพแวดล้อมที่ปลอดภัยแล้ว เทคนิคที่ช่วยได้เช่น การทำสมาธิ การรับรู้ความคิดและอารมณ์โดยไม่ตัดสิน การพูดคุยและขอคำปรึกษาจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญ หรือจิตแพทย์ เพื่อช่วยสร้างแนวทางและทักษะในการจัดการกับความทรงจำเจ็บปวด การรับรู้และยอมรับว่าความทรงจำเจ็บปวดเป็นเรื่องธรรมดาของมนุษย์ จะช่วยให้เราไม่รู้สึกโดดเดี่ยวและสามารถก้าวผ่านความเจ็บปวดนั้นไปได้อย่างแข็งแรงและยั่งยืน โดยเราสามารถเติบโตและก้าวไปข้างหน้าด้วยความมั่นใจในตัวเองมากขึ้นในแบบของเราเอง

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