In a traumatic situation your “fight, flight, freeze” gets triggered and can be stuck in the “on” position. The part of the brain that is affected in trauma controls your automatic survival responses and needs to learn to feel safe again. Attuning into your body sensations and using grounding techniques, supportive relationships and movement can all help you feel safer.
In establishing safety it helps to feel truly heard and seen by at least one supportive person in your life. There are skills that you can use to address your body sensations such as deep breathing, placing your hand on your forehead and chest, tapping just below your collar bones bilaterally, yoga, movement, etc.
“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going on inside ourselves.” Bessel van Der Kolk M.D.
Trauma can show up in our lives and make us feel isolated and helpless. Getting help to address these uncomfortable inner experiences can begin the healing.
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