those who are familiar with Bessel van der Kolk and the trauma work he has contributed to, he talks about an area located in the lower back of the prefrontal cortex called Broca's area which is responsible for language processing. researchers have found that when the amygdala and other areas of the trauma system are triggered, during the trigger or flashback, the Broca's area essentially goes 'offline', limiting the triggered person's ability to verbally talk about the experince.

this was very validating for me to learn about, because for a long time i use to always struggle with talking about my trauma in therapy, especially when triggered or dissociated, and i felt bad about it because i could sense my Ts frustration many times when i was unable to speak and share what i was experiencing. i do wonder how many Ts are not fully aware of this phenomenon and end up causing unintentional harm due to not understanding what is really going on in the moment at a neurological level.