Trauma triggers can re-traumatize us if we don’t deal with them.3Coping with trauma triggers comes down to dealing with the past trauma they are connected to. Once you resolve and heal from the underlying trauma, you’re also able to manage your triggers. Learning opportunities Triggers ...
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trauma. Some happen so subtly that we don’t even realize we have endured a truly traumatic experience. It can be difficult to process, especially when you are still involved in the trauma which is bringing you down. This is something that can affect someone’s behavior long-term and make...
Understand your grief triggers. It’s normal for certain milestones or holidays to trigger sad memories and intense feelings of grief. Be prepared. It can be very effective and therapeutic to plan ahead and make sure you have a constructive outlet to grieve on an impending day. This could m...
Maybe the purpose of trauma isn’t to break us. Maybe it’s to help us grow, to teach us lessons we might not want to learn, but need to. The hardest part is doing the work: facing our wounds, understanding our triggers, and healing together. But once we ...
sBondingor the childhood abuse that Christian Grey mentions inFifty Shades of Grey, TV and film writers are more than a little complicit in spreading the preconception, via clunky dialogue, that you’ve got to have suffered trauma to be into kink. But does this have any rooting in real ...
That’s okay. I know you feel like you have to figure out how you’re going to deal with this situation right now, but that is just the enemy trying to rush you into acting on your feelings instead of waiting on God. If there is true repentance, it is going to take time for the...
How to Deal With Emotional Triggers An emotional trigger occurs when something from the past causes an intense reaction in the present. Trauma 3 Min Read Deep Brain Reorienting May be a Promising Trauma Treatment Deep brain reorienting targets trauma's shock response through head a...
Trauma dumping is alive and well on social media. One post can trigger a downward spiral of one-upmanship. Nobody likes to hang around and listen to a trauma dumper—in person or online. It isn’t funny. It’s not cathartic. And it doesn’t make you feel better. Fishing for sympathy...
Create distractions:If left alone with nothing to do, a child's mind will dwell on the trauma. Encourage them to find a hobby to cope with the negative emotions. Music and art are two good outlets for stress. You could also play board games, read or play outdoors to distract them...