12/3/2021 0 Comments Types of Trauma and How to DealTrauma is one's emotional response to a frightening experience.
There are 3 main types of trauma:
Secondary or vicarious trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences are other types of trauma. Let's break them down a bit more. Acute trauma occurs in the aftermath of a one-time even and usually is short in duration. Chronic trauma occurs with harmful events that are repetitive or prolonged. Complex trauma occurs when one experiences repeated or multiple traumatic events in which they cannot escape. Secondary or vicarious trauma occurs when one is exposed to other people's suffering; this is common with those who are in the helping professions in which it is almost a daily occurrence to respond to injury and trauma. Adverse Childhood Experiences are either situations that children directly faced or witnessed prior to developing effective coping skills. Most traumas can be classified into either Type 1 or Type 2 (formerly known as Big T and little t) Type 1 traumas include: Severe illness or injury, violent assault, sexual assault, traumatic loss, mugging or robbery, being a victim of or witness to violence, witnessing a terrorist attack, witnessing a natural disaster, road accident, military combat incident, hospitalization, psychiatric hospitalization, childbirth, medical trauma, post suicide attempt trauma, life threatening illness or diagnosis. Type 2 traumas include: Sibling abuse (yes it's a thing), childhood emotional abuse, domestic violence, emotional neglect and attachment trauma, abandonment, verbal abuse, coercion, domestic physical abuse, long-term misdiagnosis of a health problem, bullying at home at school or in a work setting, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, overly strict upbringing. Imagine multiple traumas (both acute and repeated) occurring in multiple family members in one household throughout the courses of their lives? Can you see how constant chaos and friction can occur within the family unit and why individual treatment for trauma as well as family therapy is beneficial? So, where do you start? 1. Acknowledge the trauma(s) and become aware of your triggers. This comes through finding a safe place to speak about your experiences. 2. Find support from others whom you can trust 3. Learn healthy coping skills; your therapist (which I highly recommend) may take you through cognitive behavioral therapy which helps you to see that thought processing (or mindset) controls how people view themselves, others, and their environment, which impacts emotions and behavior. Through this treatment, you identify thinking patterns that cause distress, and challenge the thoughts that get in your way. (I like to call this mindset management) One of my best weapons for combating mental health issues, (outside of the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, prayer and praise) is telling myself God's truth in the face of every lie. If it doesn't serve me, it's gotta go; that includes things within myself. When I kill my flesh daily, I am also making sure that I am doing the natural therapeutic work that brings healing, wholeness, and change. Some may feel as though they don't need to see a therapist because they think that they can treat themselves. I would strongly advise against this because therapists are specially trained professionals who can also see what the client cannot see. Others may feel shame when the topic of therapy arises. Let's shatter that cage now. It is self neglect (or child neglect) to have experienced prolonged exposure to trauma and not seek treatment to overcome it. Even the acute one-time traumas still should result in one seeing a counselor even if for a short period of time. There is no shame in taking care of yourself and making sure that you are putting your best self forward. Wholeness is a journey, should definitely be a goal, and is your biggest flex. ~Coach Shay
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