Fatima Khalil wrote Tuesday, October 17, 2023 01:00 PM
Trauma can profoundly affect mental health, causing physical symptoms, and untreated trauma can manifest in different ways, including suicidal thoughts and low self-confidence. On World Trauma Day, which falls on October 17 of each year, we provide tips for dealing with exposure. For psychological trauma, according to the Times of India website.
Trauma is an emotional response to a major event. It takes time to recover from trauma, and sometimes, you may carry unhealed trauma inside you. Unprocessed trauma can manifest in different ways, including physical, mental, and emotional symptoms.
Signs that you have not recovered from the shock
Signs that a person has not recovered from trauma include, for example:
-Feeling exhausted And suicidal thoughts: Feeling overwhelmed and having suicidal thoughts can be a sign of unresolved trauma and you may find it difficult to deal with challenges and problems. These feelings can also exacerbate suicidal thoughts.
Struggling with past events: If you have not recovered from the trauma, you may find it difficult to revisit past events or triggers that remind you of the traumatic event.
While you should not rush to expose yourself to these triggers, it is important to work on your inner healing so that the triggers do not increase symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, internalized anger, and other negative symptoms and behaviors.
Lack of self-confidence: While every traumatic event or experience may be unique, most of the time trauma lowers our self-esteem.
Studies have shown that if you suffer from PTSD, you are more likely to have low self-confidence and feelings of worthlessness.
Seeing change as scary: Change is scary for most of us. However, for individuals with a traumatic history, change may be ten times more difficult.
Trauma can affect your ability to trust others and experience life in positive ways.
High levels of uncertainty, lack of trust and insecurity can scare and overwhelm you even with small changes in your life.
Tips for dealing with psychological trauma
Don’t isolate yourself: When dealing with trauma, you may feel like no one understands you and you may end up pushing your loved ones away from you. However, it is important to stay connected to people who love and care about you. Isolation can worsen symptoms. On the other hand, communicating about the traumatic event you experienced can help in your recovery.
See a professional therapist: It can be difficult to manage a traumatic event on your own, even if you have the full support of friends and family. It is best to seek out a mental health expert to help you recover relatively safely and smoothly.
2023-10-17 10:00:00
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