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Talk therapy is beneficial and serves a great purpose. There is much benefit in being able to say out loud the things that have been spiraling around in your head. However, when it comes to memories that exist around Trauma, this can often be re-traumatizing to talk in detail about what happened. People who have experienced a traumatic event experience many of the following symptoms:
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3 Ways that Emotions Show Themselves What happens if I don’t think about what happened?
If I don’t make space for or ignore the emotion or bad memory when it comes up, it will go away, right? I wish I could tell you yes. It is natural to desire the easiest way out, to not feel any pain. However, I have a sign in my office that reads: “Its about the journey, not the destination”. The growth and understanding of yourself that comes from going through the journey rather than immediately getting to the destination is what it is all about. By pushing emotions down or ignoring them all together, you are unfortunately creating the opposite effect of what you are hoping. While in the immediate moment, your goal of not experiencing pain is possible, emotions have to come out at some point. I’ll give you a few examples of what this looks like if you push them down and don’t make space for them as they come up: |
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Brittany WingfieldI am a Licensed Therapist in Lone Tree, Colorado and my goal for this blog is to explore taboo subjects that no one is willing to talk about and I am eager to bring awareness to. Facebook Feed |