This weeks article is about trauma. If you’ve gone through a traumatic experience, you may be struggling with upsetting emotions, frightening memories, or a sense of constant danger. Or you may feel numb, disconnected, and unable to trust other people. When bad things happen, it can take a while to get over the pain and feel safe again. But with the right treatment, self-help strategies, and support, you can speed your recovery. Whether the traumatic event happened years ago or yesterday, you can heal and move on. What is emotional and psychological trauma? Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that shatter your sense of security, making you feel helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous world. Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and alone can be traumatic, even if it doesn’t involve physical harm. It’s not the objective facts that determine whether an event is traumatic, but your subjective emotional experience of the event. The more frightened and helpless you feel, the more likely you are to be traumatized. Causes of emotional or psychological trauma An event will most likely lead to emotional or psychological trauma if: It happened unexpectedly. You were unprepared for it. You felt powerless to prevent it. It happened repeatedly. Someone was intentionally cruel. It happened in childhood. Emotional and psychological trauma can be caused by single-blow, one-time events, such as a horrible accident, a natural disaster, or a violent attack. Trauma can also stem from ongoing, relentless stress, such as living in a crime-ridden neighborhood or struggling with cancer. Commonly overlooked causes of emotional and psychological trauma Falls or sports injuries Surgery (especially in the first 3 years of life) The sudden death of someone close A car accident The breakup of a significant relationship A humiliating or deeply disappointing experience The discovery of a life-threatening illness or disabling condition If you have experienced any trauma in your life and you desire to get some healing, please seek out the help of a therapist, pastor, or anyone who have experience working with trauma. This information is taken from HELPGUIDE.org
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:50:19 +0000
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