Is Trauma Recovery Therapy Right for Me?
It is our belief that beneath the vast majority of unwanted behavior lies in past trauma. Trauma is simply something that has disrupted your life in the past in a manner that was unforeseen and/or unwanted. Trauma recovery therapy helps you address the experiences you endured in your past that have created a filter through which you now see your life and relationships. Trauma therapy also helps you unpack this “trauma filter” that consists of your perceptions of what happened and the core beliefs you adopted that now influence your behavior. These need to be explored and challenged in a safe environment in order to develop healthier ways to move comfortably through life.
While it is important that you stop damaging behavior, it is equally important to understand what you try to escape from. In order to treat the issue completely and stimulate long-term change, trauma recovery therapy helps deal with the problem at the root level for long-term mental and emotional health.
If you answer yes to any of these questions, then trauma recovery therapy may be right for you:
Do you find yourself having recurrent thoughts you wish you didn't have?
Do you experience disturbing nightmares?
Do you feel stuck in the past?
Do you find yourself unable to get away from thoughts of past pain?
Do you find yourself actively avoiding places/thoughts/things that remind you of painful memories/events?
Do you ever feel really irritable, angry, or sad and can't explain why?
What is Trauma?
"Trauma” is often a word that people have a hard time relating with. It is important to understand the difference between “Big T” trauma, and “Little t” trauma. “Big T” trauma refers to massive disruption in one’s life often accompanied by a high degree of unexpected, visceral elements such as a tragic car accident, sudden loss of a loved on, or physical/sexual abuse. These events shift the very fabric of the neurological make up of an individual, teaching them to expect negative, harmful things to happen.
“Little t” trauma often refers to less severe, but significantly disruptive events in one’s life such as divorcing parents, an overly stern caregiver, or early childhood instability. Often times, individuals report a cumulative effect of small but significant traumatic events that create emotional and behavior issues in individuals. Both “Little t” and “Big T” trauma are extremely formative and need professional attention to avoid allowing either of these types of trauma to lead people in unhealthy direction.