Understanding Trauma
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Understanding Trauma

By October 10, 2022 No Comments
Understanding Trauma

What causes trauma?

Trauma can come from many sources. It can be caused by abuse, sexual assault, a natural disaster, accident, and really difficult situations like:
living in an unsafe neighborhood, experiencing discrimination, living with someone abusive, and experiencing homelessness.

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Have you noticed?

Trauma can make you feel like you're crazy or losing your mind. But this is actually the way your body or brain help you survive. Here are common things you may experience: feeling jumpy and constantly on alert for danger, doing reckless or self-destructive things, remembering things that happened when you don't want to, thinking non-stop about it, avoiding people, places or things that remind you of what happened, losing interest in activities s or blaming yourself, detaching and feeling numb or disconnected to everything, trusting people less, and forgetting everything that has happened. You don't have to endure alone, we are here to help you.

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Helpful ways to begin healing trauma.

It's important to recognize how the traumatic experiences affected you and discovering ways to calm your body and mind are very helpful. Domestic violence programs offer tools to help you, and some other ways could be: write down what you notice, and consider sharing with a trusted friend, pastor, doctor, therapist, or a domestic violence advocate, learning more about traumatic stress and brain injury, breathing deeply when you feel out of control, praying and reading scripture, allowing yourself time to adjust, finding ways to feel safe, taking control over whatever you can, or talking about what happened to someone you trust. Again, you are not alone on this journey. We are ready to take your hand and walk with you to a place of peace and healing.

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