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Trauma

  • J. P. Richardson
  • Nov 14, 2015
  • 2 min read

Although we have gone through horrific events,

People suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have not been irreversibly damaged,

and it is possible to diminish or even eliminate our symptoms.

PTSD is not a pathology to be managed,

suppressed,

or adjusted to,

but the result of a natural process gone awry.

Trauma can be self perpetuating.

Trauma begets trauma and will continue to do so,

eventually crossing generations in families,

communities and countries until we take steps to contain its propagation.

Shock trauma occurs when we experience potentially life-threatening events that overwhelm our capacities to respond effectively.

In contrast,

people traumatized by ongoing abuse as children,

particularly if the abuse was in the context of their families,

may suffer from ‘developmental trauma’.

Developmental trauma refers primarily to the psychologically based issues that are usually a result of inadequate nurturing and guidance through critical developmental periods during childhood.

Although the dynamics that produce them are different,

cruelty and neglect can result in symptoms that are similar to and often intertwined with those of shock trauma.

I believe that people,

in community with family and friends,

have a remarkable ability to bring about their own healing.

To witness human carnage of any kind,

especially on a regular basis,

exacts its own toll and is often as traumatic as experiencing the event firsthand.

Body sensation,

rather than intense emotion,

is the key to healing trauma.

Be aware of any emotional reaction swelling up inside you,

and be aware of how your body is experiencing these emotions in the form of sensations and thoughts.

Trauma need not be a life sentence.

Your organism attempts to heal itself.

While trauma can be hell on earth,

trama resolved is a gift from God-

a heroic journey that belongs to each of us.

 
 
 

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