Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories

Yell in a Were(wolf) tweeted this wonderful and informative thread about how playing the video game Tetris as soon as possible after a traumatic event significantly reduces likelihood of intrusive trauma memories. This is super interesting and could be very helpful. It’s all backed up by science, as you can see by all the research links in this article. TL;DR – Put Tetris on your phone and the phone of somebody you love today. It’s literally a trauma first aid kit.

Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories

Computer Game Play Reduces Intrusive Memories of Experimental Trauma via Reconsolidation-Update Mechanisms

Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories

How Playing Tetris Tames The Trauma Of A Car Crash

Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories

Tetris for Treating PTSD?

Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories

Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories
Playing Tetris Significantly Reduces Trauma Memories

Post-traumatic stress disorder: alleviating flashbacks by playing Tetris

Source: Yell in a Were(wolf)

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