Trauma

Anyone is vulnerable to trauma.

Trauma can occur to any person regardless of age, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, or race.

Information found in books and online states that trauma is a response to an overwhelming experience. It can result from an individual experiencing a traumatic event. Alternatively, it can simply be the result of knowing that something traumatic happened to another is enough to cause trauma in a person.

Sometimes trauma is a consequence of a natural disaster; other times, humans hurt each other on purpose or accidentally, but regardless of the cause, it is recognized as an adverse experience.

Individuals respond differently to trauma.

Adverse experiences are sometimes the cause of trauma; however, not everyone is traumatized.

What is the difference between someone affected by trauma versus those with the same experience? The person affected by trauma responds overwhelmingly, and the mind and body are functioning to deal with the knowledge of knowing or going through it.

People who are not affected by trauma would be able to understand that they can still function and connect mind and body in a state of being regardless of whether it is being done consciously or not.

How is trauma recognized in the self?

Thinking patterns can be rooted in worth or safety. Mistrust of situations and people can be a sign. Intrusive thoughts or freezing, unable to create a thought, are other signs of trauma’s impact.

Sleeping difficulties may be noticed, whether it’s staying asleep, the quality of dreams, or simply being able to fall asleep.

When we are not aware of trauma responses within ourselves, behaviors of self-sabotage or people-pleasing can be developed from trauma.

Trauma can keep an individual on high alert as if waiting for the event to occur again. As a result, something triggers the memory of that traumatic event, and it is like experiencing it again and again, with no relief in sight.

Trauma therapy can make a difference.

In therapy, we will find ways to process the trauma in session and in your daily life. Remember, we might not be able to control adverse experiences outside of ourselves, but we can prepare you to navigate the waves experienced.

Because of each person’s unique response to trauma, we will work through an individualized treatment plan addressing thinking, feelings, and behaviors while using a variety of modalities.

Once you work through trauma, you can design the life you want to live with inner peace, confidence, and consistency.

Trauma does not have to rule your life. As someone with expertise in treating trauma, I am here to walk this road with you. Contact me today for more information on how I can help.