However, it’s important to remember that what you experienced and how you felt about it IS valid. Or you may minimize or invalidate your own experiences, claiming “it wasn’t trauma because other people have it worse” or “it wasn’t that bad. You may find ways to distance yourself from the experience by denying it happened, dissociating, or repressing your memories. It is often the result of one’s attempt to protect themselves from their traumatizing experience(s). Unresolved trauma is what the name suggests – trauma that isn’t resolved or dealt with. It may be affecting your current life in ways you aren’t aware of. Like past me, you might have some unresolved childhood trauma you need to work through. I understood more of what happened, how it affected me, and what I can do now to begin healing. There were a lot of emotions I had to work through and a lot of difficult things I had to accept and let go. And hey, the important thing is that I’m getting better, right?įacing the trauma was hard. It’s still a struggle, but that’s all part of the healing process. Realizing all of this didn’t necessarily make the depression go away. It’d be surprising not to feel like this. I spent most of my childhood being ridiculed, shamed, and hurt. My insecurities, self-hatred, guilt, shame, and everything bad I felt about myself and the world made sense. However, once I started to think back to my childhood, everything sort of clicked. I just hated life and everything about it. Does it somehow connect back to a specific event or string of events that happened in your childhood? Think about what seems to trigger your feelings of guilt, shame, fear, or anger. When you experienced something traumatic in your childhood, whether you’re aware of it or not, you likely still have signs of that trauma as an adult.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |