Trauma Processing
Certain events can occur in a person's life that are so profound that they are difficult or impossible to process.
Most people cope well with the process, but not everyone succeeds. It negatively impacts your functioning within the family, in a relationship, at work, or in society.
A comment, a situation, an event, or an experience with something or someone may have already caused you to behave differently, now and/or in the future, than you would like or than you actually are.
Complaints that can occur with traumatic experiences:
Nightmares and anxious dreams about the trauma
Re-living
Hyper alertness
Feelings of alienation
Emotional numbness
Avoidance of situations that remind you of the trauma
In addition, traumatic experiences can lead to the development of the following symptoms:
Sleep disturbances
Fears (of failure), feelings of guilt
Helplessness
Difficulty concentrating
Exaggerated startle reactions or panic attacks
Outbursts of aggression or extremely inhibited anger
Mood swings including depression
Physical complaints
Low self-esteem
Fears that children will be abused
(over)Concern for children
Self-harm (self-mutilation)
Numbing the symptoms with alcohol or drugs
Trauma can involve isolated events such as:
Car accident
Robbery
Anxiety
Natural disaster
Rape.
In other cases, it involves consecutive traumatic experiences, such as:
Sexual abuse
Physical violence
Psychological abuse
Traumatic war experiences
If these symptoms persist for more than four weeks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may already be present. The most effective treatment method for addressing the trauma depends on the type of trauma. Click here to contact
