Trauma Recovery
You survived.
You went through something traumatic and survived – but life doesn’t feel the way it should.
That experience impacted every part of you.
Trauma is now a part of your life, making it hard to move forward.
Fight, flight, or flee is a natural response.
Your body did what it needed to do, but it is hard to get back to normal.
Now, you live with the aftermath of it all. It feels like you continue to live in survival mode, impacting every aspect of your day.
Sometimes, you feel like an outsider looking into your own life. It isn’t easy to focus or sleep.
You react and respond to situations in ways you never normally would. Or maybe, you respond in normal ways, but you know that it is because the environment you existed in was not normal – it was just your normal.
What is trauma?
Trauma happens when you experience something that has changed your life.
Trauma can be significant life-changing events such as sexual assault or life-threatening situations.
Or it can be more complex due to repeated trauma such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, instability, bullying, or a series of unrelated events shaping your view of yourself and the world around you.
Trauma is NOT your fault.
Here are some signs of trauma-related problems.
Trauma comes in many shapes and sizes, and each person’s response and reaction to it is unique to themselves.
Difficulties concentrating, hypervigilance, startle response, reactivity, and fear and worry are common responses to trauma.
Past trauma can cause insomnia, nightmares, feelings of hopelessness, emotional overwhelm, low self-worth, self-blame, and depression. Some individuals who experienced trauma have a loss of interest, irritability, shame, chronic pain, headaches, or little or no memories.
Trauma may also manifest as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or relational conflict, to name a few.
You continue to exist with the ready response of fight, flight or flee.
Negative beliefs about yourself consume you.
The view of the world around you becomes distorted, and you view life through a trauma lens.
This view leads to the feeling that you are not good enough, unlovable, or unsafe.
Trauma makes you always on guard for the next event. As a result, anything that reminds you of that event triggers a response that causes you to relive the experience.
Don’t let trauma define your story.
Healing is possible. Reclaim your life and rewrite your story.
Healing from the past allows you to view yourself and the world through a new lens and a healthy perspective.
Together, we can work toward healing all the pain, shame, and disturbing memories that keep holding you back.
Contact me today, and let’s talk about your traumatic experience. The goal is for you to move forward and keep trauma in the past where it belongs.