Trauma

Sometimes we say to ourselves, "that wasn't a trauma, others have had it worse." Which is entirely false. A trauma as defined by the American Psychological Association is "An emotional response to a terrible event." The event can be nearly anything, it is defined by each individual. A loss of a pet, a friend, difficult relationships, physical/sexual/mental/verbal abuse, accident/injury, witnessing a natural disaster or traumatic event, etc. Most people have endured some kind of trauma in their life.

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Trauma impacts our brain, body, and soul. Trauma/ PTSD has been proven to change the brain structures to cause heightened awareness of surroundings, fear, nightmares, anxiety, and more. Trauma/PTSD also impact an individual's body by holding trauma in our body and causing physical symptoms. Trauma/PTSD can cause us to feel differently about ourselves and others, and cause difficulties within relationships.

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Treatments:

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Sharing our trauma stories can aid us in processing it, especially if we receive the empathy and kindness that we deserve.

But just sharing the story isn't enough, we have to learn how trauma has impacted us personally. I psycho-educate my patient about their symptoms, and ways to start working through the trauma using body, mind, and soul techniques. 

I believe that trauma has 3 steps: telling our story, pyscho-education, and then re-writing the narrative so that it can fit into our lives and we can move forward.

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