Guest guest Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 This summer I spent time blogging about my experience at a " Green " hotel, some mental illness blogs (helping people naturally from emotional trauma, rash and fungus blog and allergies/chronic disease- So, I invite you friends to check it out, if any topic interests you. At my website below: http://www.beyondnaturalmedicine.com/myblog.html Warm and Alternative Healing Regards, Aurore Aurore Adamkiewicz, ND www.beyondnaturalmedicine.com , " falvarezhawaiikai " <falvarezhawaiikai wrote: > > Does anyone have tips on how to recover from psychological or > emotional trauma? I'm suffering from an abrupt separation with a long- > term significant other. > > **** > What is psychological or emotional trauma? > > The ability to recognize emotional trauma has changed radically over > the course of history. Until recently psychological trauma was noted > only in men after catastrophic wars. The women's movement in the > sixties broadened the definition of emotional trauma to include > physically and sexually abused women and children. Now, because of > the discoveries made in the nineties - known as the decade of the > brain - psychological trauma has further broadened its definition. > > Recent research has revealed that emotional trauma can result from > such common occurrences as an auto accident, the breakup of a > significant relationship, a humiliating or deeply disappointing > experience, the discovery of a life-threatening illness or disabling > condition, or other similar situations. Traumatizing events can take > a serious emotional toll on those involved, even if the event did not > cause physical damage. > > Regardless of its source, an emotional trauma contains three common > elements: > > • it was unexpected; > • the person was unprepared; and > • there was nothing the person could do to prevent it from happening. > > It is not the event that determines whether something is traumatic to > someone, but the individual's experience of the event. And it is not > predictable how a given person will react to a particular event. For > someone who is used to being in control of emotions and events, it > may be surprising - even embarrassing - to discover that something > like an accident or job loss can be so debilitating. > > **** > What are the possible effects of emotional trauma? > > Even when unrecognized, emotional trauma can create lasting > difficulties in an individual's life. One way to determine whether an > emotional or psychological trauma has occurred, perhaps even early in > life before language or conscious awareness were in place, is to look > at the kinds of recurring problems one might be experiencing. These > can serve as clues to an earlier situation that caused a > dysregulation in the structure or function of the brain. > > Common personal and behavioral effects of emotional trauma: > • substance abuse > • compulsive behavior patterns > • self-destructive and impulsive behavior > • uncontrollable reactive thoughts > • inability to make healthy professional or lifestyle choices > • dissociative symptoms ( " splitting off " parts of the self) > • feelings of ineffectiveness, shame, despair, hopelessness > • feeling permanently damaged > • a loss of previously sustained beliefs > > Common effects of emotional trauma on interpersonal relationships: > • inability to maintain close relationships or choose appropriate > friends and mates > • sexual problems > • hostility > • arguments with family members, employers or co-workers > • social withdrawal > • feeling constantly threatened > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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