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What are the Residues and Ways to transform a Trauma?
A trauma is a deeply distressing experience.
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.
A trauma can leave you with a diversity of painful memories and emotions that rarely seem far away.
Twelve Kinds of Residue from a Trauma
(In Alphabetical Order):
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Anger
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Confusion
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Disbelief
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Fear and vulnerability
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Grief
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Guilt
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Helplessness
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Physical pain, stomach churning, pounding heart etc.
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Self-blame, self-hate,
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Self-harm, suicidal thoughts.
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Shock
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Sleeplessnes.
Twelve Ways to Help Dissolve a Trauma
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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.
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Breath in and out deeply so as not to keep reliving the trauma.
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Eat a nutritious diet free from strong spices, chemicals, stimulants, additives and sugar,
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Consult with a professional specialising in dissolving a trauma and consider medication.
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Give your total undivided attention to tasks, to watching or listening to the arts, time in nature.
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Know cicrucmstances triggering a repeat or memory of the trauma.
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Meditate with eyes open. Sit, walk or stand with upright posture. Seek our meditation teacher.
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Move the energies of the body – long walks, dance, yoga, gardening, swimming.
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Share the facts of the trauma with a person(s) you trust and you know can listen.
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Share your experience of the trauma with a person or group you trust and you know can listen.
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Write down alternative ways of looking at the trauma.
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Write down what you have learnt from the trauma and read out aloud what you have learnt.