Beyoncé controlled by demon: possession

Beyoncé on her [demonic possession] alter ego, "Sasha Fierce" | The Oprah Winfrey Show

(OWN) Aug. 17, 2019 #Oprahwinfrey #oprahwinfreyshow #OWNTV Who is Beyoncé, and who is "Sasha Fierce"? In this candid talk with Oprah from 2008, Beyoncé explains how she conceived of this bold and fearless character over the years—and how getting ready backstage helps her get into the right headspace to fully transform and embody her fierce alter ego. For more on #oprahwinfreyshow, visit WatchOWN.tv/TOWS or don't.

Cause? Early childhood trauma (or craving for egotistical fame)

What is trauma? The author of The Body Keeps the Score explains | Bessel van der Kolk

(Big Think) Sep 17, 2021. Bessel van der Kolk explains trauma and its tragic consequences if we don't start living in the present (and stop living in the past, reliving it over and over again).

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Contrary to popular belief, trauma is extremely common. We all have jobs, life events, and unpleasant situations causing us daily stress. But when our body continues to re-live that stress for days, weeks, months, or even years, that stress changes our brain, creating trauma inside our mind, and that trauma can eventually manifest in our physical body. As we can see, trauma isn’t what happens to us but how we respond to the traumatic situation.

Something that is traumatic to one person may be no big deal to the next. Whether something becomes traumatic or not has a great deal to do with who’s around us while we experience this event. Were we alone and scared, or were we comforted by friends and family?

The problem with trauma is that it starts when something happens to us, but that’s not where it stops. It changes our brain. Once our brain changes and we’re in constant fight or flight [or freeze or faint] mode, it can be hard to stay focused, feel joy, or experience pleasure until this trauma is healed.

Luckily, modern psychological practices are developing innovative ways to heal from trauma that actually work. Read the video transcript: bigthink.com/series/the-big-t...

ABOUT: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress (PTSD) since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people. His major publication, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, talks about how the role of trauma in psychiatric illness has changed over the past 20 years. Dr. van der Kolk is past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and medical director of the Trauma Center at JRI in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught at universities and hospitals across the US and around the world, including Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, Israel, and China. Check out his latest book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma at amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score...