therapy for trauma
Trauma can mean different things to different people.
There are many ways that individuals experience and reexperience traumatic incidents. Trauma can be defined as a negative event or series of events that have caused psychological injury and which still have an effect on you.
While most people think of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) when they consider trauma, trauma can include a variety of experiences that feel intrusive or overwhelming. You may have experienced a single traumatic incident like a wildfire or an auto accident or a long series of incidents like witnessing violence in combat or being bullied as a kid.
With trauma, the brain does not recover from the painful experience.
Our brains are often good at processing challenging experiences and turning them into useful memories. Think of something unpleasant you experienced recently. As time passes it usually won’t be as upsetting but you will probably learn from it. Your brain processes the challenging feelings and creates a helpful memory.
With trauma, the brain doesn’t get to process what happened effectively. The painful memory of what may have occurred many years ago still seems vivid and scary. Trauma sufferers often describe the intrusive nature of their experiences: anxiety and panic, depression, overwhelm, challenging physical symptoms, and nightmares that can be triggered by what goes on around them.
Trauma can have a significant impact on your life and relationships. There are a number of therapies that are effective for treating trauma and helping you to live a life with less struggle and overwhelm.
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