The End of Trauma

By George Bonanno,

Book cover of The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD

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After 9/11, thousands of mental health professionals from across the country assembled in Manhattan to help handle the almost certain avalanche of traumatized New Yorkers. Curiously, it never came. While plenty of people did seek mental health counseling after 9/11, the numbers were nowhere near expected.

As renowned psychologist Georgeā€¦

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2 authors picked The End of Trauma as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

My favorite kinds of books are ones that challenge conventional wisdom in a way that feels intuitively familiar and true. This is how I felt while reading this book.

As a therapist, I know how capable and resilient people can be, but I also come into contact with prolonged suffering in my work. I really enjoyed reading about the heroic and remarkable people he profiled, and I loved how Bonanno weaves in science with personal narrative.

I felt like his examples and interviews really brought to life the data on resilience, and I got a ton of practical and usefulā€¦

This is a fascinating review of research (much of it conducted by Bonanno himself) into the factors that influence whether someone will ā€œbounce backā€ from tragedy in relatively short order or become crushed by it.

Illuminated with lots of individual case-histories, Bonanno shows how a ā€œflexibility mindset,ā€ incorporating an optimistic outlook, confidence in oneā€™s own ability to cope with the situation, and a challenge orientation (ā€œthis is something to be overcomeā€) is protective against PTSD; and also how such a mindset can be encouraged and developed.

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