Trauma has an interesting way of keeping the past “in the now.”
Even if you are not consciously thinking about a traumatic event, our brain has evolved in such a way that, when we are exposed to a trigger, our body will instinctually jump into survival mode
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As a counselling social worker, I find myself doing a lot of trauma debriefing so I decided to do some general reading before sleeping tonight.
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Trauma leaves marks on both our body and our brain. However, these scars do not have to last forever.
In order to heal from a traumatic experience, one can try therapy, meditation and physical activity. All of these work wonders and result in an almost full recovery of the individual.
Labeling emotions and acknowledging traumatic events, both natural outcomes of journaling, have a known positive effect on people, and are often incorporated into traditional talk therapy.
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