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Have you ever experienced a moment in your life where your world felt like it was falling apart? Maybe it was a breakup, a loss of a job, or the passing of a loved one. In that moment, the pain felt all-consuming, like a weight pressing down on your chest. You lost your appetite, couldn't stop crying, and felt like you were drowning in a sea of emotions.
Trauma tends to superimpose itself on everything you do, you move on through life as if life is the moments in between your trauma and not the other way around.
It can be a deeply distressing experience that overwhelms your ability to cope with it. It can take many forms, including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, neglect, or accidents. Such experiences can have long-lasting effects on an individual.
It affects your mental health
It affects your physical health
It affects your emotional peace
It affects your imagination
Imagination gives us the opportunity to picture new possibilities. But trauma hinders our ability to do so, your mind keeps replaying an old reel.
That’s what trauma does. It interrupts the plot… it just happens, and then life continues. No one prepares you for it.
It is essential to recognize the signs of trauma and seek help when necessary. Treatment options for trauma may include therapy, medication, and self-care strategies such as mindfulness and exercise. With the right support and treatment, individuals can overcome the effects of trauma and lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
In many places, drugs have displaced therapy and enabled patients to suppress their problems. without addressing the underlying ones. But it’s never about the symptoms, you’d be surprised by how much time is spent trying to manage their suicidal thoughts and self-destructive behaviors, rather than on understanding the possible causes of their despair and helplessness.
It was only in 1980, that PTSD was termed to diagnose a cluster of symptoms that were common in veterans. It’s baffling to realize it took so long to recognize and interpret these symptoms.
You’d be dismayed to know that the number of people treated for depression has tripled over the past two decades, and one in ten now takes antidepressants.
A group of control dogs who had never been shocked before immediately run away on shock attempts, but the dogs who had earlier been subjected to inescapable shock made no attempt to flee, even when the door was wide open— they just lay there, whimpering and defeated. The mere opportunity to escape does not necessarily make traumatized animals, or people, take the road to freedom. Many people do that too, they just give up.
Just a few tips to help you get back up, according to the National Center for PTSD.
Lean on your loved ones.
Face your feelings.
Prioritize self-care.
Be patient
Seek out help
Avoid alcohol and drugs
That's the power of trauma. It can knock us off our feet and leave us feeling helpless and alone. But it's important to remember that healing is possible. So, when was the last time you felt like this, and what did you do to find your way back to yourself?
But remember that you are not determined by your sadness or success, you are just a human going through this.
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