In a recent study, one I do not have the time to link to, someone scientists have found that playing Tetris, the addictive classic, helps prevent one’s brain from registering traumatic experiences.
In a way, I can understand where they are coming from. Not because it’s Tetris, because that game is annoying as all hell, but because the game requires intense mental concentration. It’s been proven that by prevent yourself from thinking about a traumatic experience, your brain just doesn’t remember it, thus reducing the trauma.
I’ve found that involving myself with something else really helps to soften the blow of a traumatic experience. It helps to have something to keep your mind occupied. But sometimes, the very act of suppression is what brings one thing to the surface with full force.
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