Knitting for trauma recovery

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that

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knitting could help in

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psychiatry

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because when you've had a trauma,

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you disconnect the two parts of the

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brain, and to re-establish connections,

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you need repetitive movements on

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both sides to coordinate

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with knitting. You have two needles

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and you always make the same

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repetitive movement, and it's as

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if you're removing the side between the two

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hemispheres,

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and it's very effective for treating

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trauma.

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[Music] I've

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already collected everything. I've knitted a

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butcher shop, a delicatessen, a pastry shop,

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a cheese shop. I've knitted

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human heads, anatomical pieces for the

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winner, a