Human beings have a biologically determined need for relational ties. When we are born, we need to be cared for by at least one adult we can rely on, who perceives our needs and can respond appropriately to them. Most of us have experienced various types of trauma in a relationship. Some are easier and we can deal with them even without professional help, but there are people among us who experienced a great deal of neglect and cruelty in childhood and in adulthood feel the consequences that complicate their lives. In this episode of the Humanity podcast, Barbora Mareková talks with psychologist and psychotherapist Hana Vojtová about dissociation and dissociative experience, which is an accompanying phenomenon of childhood trauma. It is a kind of internal disconnection from physical or psychological stimuli that other people perceive. Hana Vojtová is one of our most respected experts in the field of psychotraumatology. In the podcast, he describes what dissociative survival looks like after traumas that were less serious, but also how the really serious consequences of traumatization manifest themselves. He also talks about how the so-called dissociative identity disorder (DID), which is the most serious post-traumatic disorder known today, arises. This disorder arises in childhood and causes an internal division into several parts that may not perceive each other at all. Externally, this manifests itself, for example, through memory lapses. Hana explains how this division occurs in children and how it manifests itself in adulthood. It also explains why children are very vulnerable in relation to the adults who care for them. "A child also becomes attached to a parent who cannot fulfill his needs or even harms him," he says in the podcast. "When the caregiver is at the same time a source of fear, terror, and pain, the child feels terrible. He can't say to himself, well, this person is dangerous, so I won't get attached to him. It's even the other way around: in a moment of danger, our need to bond intensifies, so we bond to the caring person even if they are dangerous to us. It's such a strange paradox, but it actually also explains the reason why we can't leave the people who tortured us. The bond with them is often even stronger than with caring and loving parents - precisely because it arises in extreme moments when the need to bond is very strong," adds Hana Vojtová. Mentioned in the podcast: - Trauma and dissociation - The pain of internal division (Hana Vojtová) - 104. Psychiatrist Kaščáková: Chronic stress in childhood changes our brain and personality (earlier episode of the Humanity podcast) If you have feedback, a link or an idea for us, write us at ⁠[email protected] Podcast Ľudskost can be found every Thursday also on: SME app: http://onelink.to/j4vrzy Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vxNbh9... Apple podcasts: https ://podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast... Google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/56de9814/podcast/ rss You can support the creation of podcasts by purchasing a SME.sk digital subscription at https://www.sme.sk/predplatne #ludskost #denniksme #trauma