(Overwhelming horror and helplessness).

People can hurt you but they don’t have to define you.

Let’s read that again: Trauma is an overwhelming horror and helplessness. 

We’ve all been traumatised one way or the other.  And we live with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Traumatic experiences like abuse, assault, or witnessing violence or tragedy can leave people feeling constantly on edge. PTSD can impact your emotions, your stability, your relationships. And trauma can have an impact on your physical and mental health. These are really common experiences for many, and they are in part due to four ways that your brain changes after experiencing trauma. But the good news is that when you understand how trauma impacts the brain, these symptoms can often be reversed. You can learn to heal. 

Trauma and PTSD isn’t just “all in your head” it’s literally in your head. Trauma and PTSD change the brain in four very specific ways. Traumatic experiences like abuse, assault, or witnessing violence or tragedy can leave people feeling constantly on edge. PTSD can impact your emotions, your stability, your relationships. And trauma can have an impact on your physical and mental health. These are really common experiences for many, and they are in part due to four ways that your brain changes after experiencing trauma. But the good news is that when you understand how trauma impacts the brain, these symptoms can often be reversed. You can learn heal.

When trapped in a constant trauma response people with PTSD experience four types of difficult PTSD symptoms including:

1. Painful thoughts

2. Intense emotions

3. Bodily changes

4. Behavioral changes.

We can begin to live fully human and fully alive. (More next time)