A trauma is a deeply distressing experience.

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A trauma might arise due to a specific experience, a series of related experiences or a variety of unrelated experiences.

 

As a result, a person feels much distress, often due to being under the influence of a painful past and the issue(s) is not fully resolved.

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A trauma can leave you with a diversity of painful memories and emotions that rarely seem far away.

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Twelve Kinds of Residue from a Trauma

 

(In Alphabetical Order):

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1. Anger

2. Confusion

3. Disbelief

4. Fear and vulnerability

5. Grief

6. Guilt

7. Helplessness

8. Physical pain, stomach churning, pounding heart etc.

9. Self-blame, self-hate,

10. Self-harm, suicidal thoughts.

11. Shock

12. Sleeplessnes.

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Twelve Ways to Help Dissolve a Trauma

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1. Be mindful of what you watch and read, especially on social media and films (movies and documentaries) avoiding what stimulates further negative responses. Take a break.

2. Breath in and out deeply so as not to keep reliving the trauma.

3. Eat a nutritious diet free from strong spices, chemicals, stimulants, additives and sugar, 

4. Consult with a professional specialising in dissolving a trauma and consider medication.

5. Give your total undivided attention to tasks, to watching or listening to the arts, time in nature.

6. Know cicrucmstances triggering a repeat or memory of the trauma. 

7. Meditate with eyes open. Sit, walk or stand with upright posture. Seek our meditation teacher.

8. Move the energies of the body – long walks, dance, yoga, gardening, swimming.

9. Share the facts of the trauma with a person(s) you trust and you know can listen.

10. Share your experience of the trauma with a person or group you trust and you know can listen.

11. Write down alternative ways of looking at the trauma.

12. Write down what you have learnt from the trauma and read out aloud what you have learnt.