Trauma X Mental Health Monday

Trauma. We've all experienced some form of it whether big or small...life is like a heartbeat it goes up and down, it's inevitable at some point you'll face trauma. "Forgive yourself for the survival patterns and traits you picked up whilst enduring trauma. Forgive yourself for not knowing better and being who you needed to be at the time". 

Recovering from trauma can take years or weeks depending on the severity. Sometimes medication might be necessary or some kinda therapy. Best believe there's an unreal amount of different types out there; from Talking Therapies to Exercise Therapy or even Expressive Arts Therapy which is all the creative arts in one therapy like drama, art, music and dance but these creative arts are also separate singular therapies too. "Art therapy is a less threatening approach for those experiencing emotional disturbances or trauma". 

Trauma isn't always one extreme event it can be lots of little ongoing situations that add up to being traumatised, experiences are very subjective and personal, and the same event(s) can be no big deal to someone and absolutely devastating to someone else. That doesn't mean one perception is right about the nature of the event(s); it means we have different levels of resilience and different perceptions of things. Trauma can overwhelm our ability to cope and create emotional suffering...when you experience the lows remember you're still above ground and that healing is still possible. Trauma isn't eternal you will experience highs again, just do your best to find something good in what seemed like was the most jacked up situation - what did you learn or what was it trying to teach you (everything in life is a lesson or blessing). "pain can be a professor for the stubborn and long suffering is also a fruit of a righteous spirit...we can all encounter healing."

When you heal you'll learn the trauma made you stronger or turned you into a person you wouldn't have been able to become without it. So really it's a blessing in disguise, you survived what you thought you could never and that's something to be grateful of because it's beautiful that you proved yourself wrong you made it (eventually to healing) and that in turn provides a fresh perspective on the event(s) that took place. Not having the why me mindset is an important step to healing from trauma. It's not an easy process but it is possible to overcome the worst event(s) of your entire life and see the light on the other side of it. 

Have you begun to heal your trauma yet? 

Till next time,

Stevie x