Trauma Lives in the Body   Trauma doesn’t stay in the past One of the most common misunderstandings about trauma is this: People think it’s something that happened  back then . A moment. An event. A period of time that should eventually “pass.” But trauma doesn’t function like a memory you can neatly file away. It stays in the body. Even when you’re no longer in the situation, your nervous system may still respond as if the threat is present. Not because you’re choosing to ho