Trauma, when did that happen?

Trauma,and how it effects us has been on the forefront for counselling and therapeutic interventions. What is trauma? Well it can range from childhood abuse, neglect, surving a natural disaster, or fleeing a warzone. We often hear of trauma happening to soilders, police and first responders. The term post traumatic stress disorder originated from the events that occurred in the Vietnam war. We can develop trauma from an early age due to neglect or poor parental attachment. This can affect one long term and show up later in life. Trauma can occur from the tragic loss of loved ones, or from witnessing a traumatic event. There are many ways you can experience trauma.

The effects of trauma can be complex, and somewhat hard to determine especially if it occurred at a very young age. Genetics, social environment can all come into play as well. Along with a vast amount of diagnosable disorders trauma primarily affects our relationships.

If relationships are affected and are needed for healing trauma, how do we approach this? As adults who are on. Path to self discovery we need to become aware of our interactions and what the mean to us. How do we feel about our relationships and how do they either serve us or drain us. Anyone's path to self discovery will lead us to question our reactions, and the people who we choose to spend time with. As someone who has experienced trauma I can say that I need a safe place to land. I need someone who will listen, and nurture my needs and well being.

In the day and age of social media this can pose to be a challenge, growing and developing meaningful relationships. Our personal relationships from an early age form who we are and create lasting bonds. We need to feel safe and listened too, in order to heal. I hope that you all have that safe place to land, the world is hard enough as it is. And let's all be a little softer, we don't necessarily know what someone has gone through.

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