#understanding trauma

[furiousgoldfish]

Trauma Information

Processing trauma

Traumatic memories get stored in the brain Differently

Trauma processing information

Steps for Managing Emotional Flashbacks

4 Types of Trauma Responses in Childhood

Relapses can possibly be a Seasonal Trauma occurrence

Three Stages of Trauma from Childhood Abuse

It’s likely you’ll feel the worst of your trauma long after it’s over

Feeling like you’re not normal because of trauma

Anger is vital in resolving trauma

Causes of Trauma

List of trauma symptoms caused by Childhood Abuse

How long term childhood abuse develops into trauma (comic)

Loss of support and community after trauma adds to it

Isolation from support can decide whether a person develops ptsd

Abandonment, rejection and isolation causes trauma

Symptoms of Trauma

Magical Thinking is a symptom of Childhood Trauma

Memory loss is a symptom of trauma and dissociative disorder

Inability to keep your space clean and tidy can stem from Trauma

Chronic Exhaustion comes from Trauma and is traumatic

Constant guilt, shame, and fear of failure can be caused by Trauma

Constant guilt for things that were done to you is an indicator of Trauma

Trauma from abuse will create a compulsion to Act Normal

Trauma will make you feel like you’re losing your future

Trauma makes you feel like you just ‘need to snap out of it’

Trauma can feel like ‘it wasn’t that bad’ even when it was

Childhood trauma can make you sense other people’s emotions

If you wish you suffered violence and trauma, it’s likely you’re already traumatized

Health risks

Trauma will mess up your immune system

Trauma can cause breathing problems and heart palpitations

Trauma will mess up your digestive system

C-ptsd can cause chronic pain and chronic exhaustion

Trauma can make it difficult both to sleep and to stay awake

If you’re struggling with trauma, here’s a link to Pete Walker’s Complex PTSD, and if you believe your trauma comes from abuse, here’s a link to checklists for parental/relationship abuse.

#trauma masterlist #cptsd #furiousgoldfish #ptsd #complex ptsd #recovery #understanding trauma #processing trauma #trauma #trauma from abuse #trauma information #trauma symptoms #causes of trauma #health risks of trauma

[harmonyhealinghub]

Understanding Trauma and Exploring Strategies for Healing

Shaina Tranquilino

October 24, 2023

Trauma is a powerful, life-altering experience that can leave lasting emotional, psychological, and even physical scars. It can be caused by various events such as accidents, abuse, violence, natural disasters, or the loss of a loved one. While each person's experience with trauma is unique, it often leads to feelings of fear, helplessness, and disrupted daily functioning. However, there is hope for healing and growth. In this blog post, we will delve into what trauma is and explore strategies to navigate through its aftermath.

Defining Trauma: Trauma refers to an event or series of events that overwhelm an individual's ability to cope effectively. It disrupts their sense of safety and security. Such experiences trigger intense emotions and physiological responses that may persist long after the traumatic event has occurred. Common symptoms include intrusive thoughts, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, anxiety disorders, depression, mood swings, and difficulty trusting others.

Recognizing the Impact: It's crucial to acknowledge that everyone processes trauma differently; what may be traumatic for one person might not have the same effect on another. Therefore, it's essential to validate personal experiences and offer support without judgment or comparison. Understanding the impact of trauma helps individuals develop empathy towards themselves and others who have gone through similar challenges.

Strategies for Healing:

Seek Professional Help: Trauma recovery often requires professional assistance from therapists specializing in trauma-focused therapy techniques like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), or Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These therapeutic approaches empower individuals to process their trauma safely while developing coping mechanisms.

Practice Self-Care: Engaging in self-care activities can promote healing by nurturing your mind, body, and spirit. This includes getting adequate restorative sleep, maintaining a balanced diet rich in essential nutrients, exercising regularly, and engaging in activities that bring joy and relaxation. Self-care also encompasses setting healthy boundaries, practicing mindfulness or meditation, and seeking support from loved ones.

Connect with Support Networks: Sharing your experiences with trusted friends, family members, or support groups can reduce feelings of isolation and provide a sense of belonging. Surrounding yourself with empathetic individuals who validate your emotions helps rebuild trust and foster a supportive environment for healing.

Cultivate Resilience: Building resilience is an integral part of trauma recovery. Engaging in activities such as journaling, art therapy, or participating in support groups can enhance self-awareness and personal growth. Seeking out positive role models who have overcome similar traumas can inspire hope and motivate you to move forward.

Practice Mindfulness Techniques: Incorporating mindfulness techniques into your daily routine can help manage stress levels and regulate emotional responses triggered by traumatic memories. Breathing exercises, grounding techniques, yoga, or meditation can promote relaxation, self-reflection, and emotional stability.

Trauma is a harrowing experience that disrupts lives but navigating through it is possible with proper understanding and support. Healing from trauma requires patience, self-compassion, professional guidance, and the implementation of various coping strategies tailored to individual needs. Remember that everyone's journey is unique; there is no predefined timeline for healing from trauma. By embracing these strategies and cultivating resilience within ourselves, we can embark on a path towards healing, growth, and reclaiming our lives.

#trauma awareness #healing journey #understanding trauma #heal from within #recovery steps #healing takes time #break the silence #overcoming adversity #share your story #share your experiences #emotional wellbeing #physical wellbeing #mental wellness #resilience building #mental health matters

[popcornoncemore]

Being traumatized by something most people in your life think was just a difficult time is so weird. They only think about it occasionally or when you're talking about the past, but for you it's very current and still a big part of your life.

Like, I know this happened almost two years ago, but I still have to think about it minimum three times a week and I still have very difficult days when it comes to memories and intrusive thoughts. It isn't just the big things that take me back there.

For example, my parents only consider what happened when there's a scene in a movie that's really reminiscent or if one of my friends brings it up. But I'm triggered by things like bridges, children's coats, school counselors, fog, kids walking to school, violin tuners, being unable to find things, people talking about my lack of a drivers license, school dances, etc.

For me it's complex and ever-present. For everyone else, it's something that happened to me, for me it's something that changed me and continues to happen. My recovery is not moving on, it's learning to live with the trauma. I wish people understood that.

#popcornwithnate #trauma #trauma response #my experience with trauma #understanding trauma #memories #flashback #tw trauma #coping #mental health

[cemeterything]

an angle i enjoy in cosmic/eldritch horror is when, instead resorting to the old classic "the horrors being so incomprehensible that they break your brain and drive you mad" cliché, the premise is that in comprehending the horrors you are so changed by the experience that your new state is indistinguishable to an outside observer from madness. you comprehend the unknowable just fine, but actually communicating that to anyone else is impossible because they just don't have the mental framework required to understand it. the eldritch horrors don't drive you mad. what does is the ordinary everyday horror of finding yourself isolated, ridiculed and doubted at every turn, no matter how hard you try to make yourself heard and understood.

#🐉 #this is why i liked the way tma did it #where the eldritch is more or less a direct allegory for trauma (among other things) #and how those experiences can make the entire world seem like a different place and make you feel crazy #when other people dont understand what seems so clear and obvious to you #apartment 'complex'? actually i find it quite simple. no guys really its so simple you gotta believe me. why dont you believe me.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

going through my old journals as part of therapy homework and i'm reading a section written in the emotional wreckage of a full-on breakdown when i get hit with this line:

There is never a satisfying answer to ‘Why didn’t they love me?’

like wow babe. good fucking point

#like you were on the ground biting the carpet and dry sobbing while you wrote that and still. good fucking point #not a shitpost #cptsd #and it's true. there's never a satisfying answer #the truth is i know why i wasn't loved #i analyzed my parent's traumas and abuse to death. i understand why i alienated and was alienated from my siblings #i know why my mom was too overwhelmed to be capable of nurturing #i know why my dad vanished into addiction and avoidance #the details of our cycles of trauma and cptsd and family history i have a phd in all of it #i understood perfectly. i spent years studying and now i knew the answer #and guess what? IT WAS NOT SATISFYING!!! #because they still didn't love me! and i still couldn't change that! #it was still a completely unsatisfying state of affairs! #so like. when the people who are supposed to love you...don't. #when the people who are supposed to take care of you...fail to #you can look for answers and reasons and explanations #but that's not actually going to FIX your situation. #and it's probably not within your ability TO fix the situation. (and definitely not your job) #because you don't need answers--you need a new situation #*inserts Just Walk Out. You Can Leave!!! (Running Skeleton) Meme* #and yes. walking out isn't always possible. #but for you i hope it will be one day soon. and i hope you build the courage to take that leap. #stepping away from the people who failed to love you...it feels like being untethered but also like being lighter than air #new and scary. immensely relieving. the future opens up. empty but empty like a canvas. blindingly bright until your eyes adjust #like climbing out of a pit you called home and for the first time realizing how bright the light of day can truly be #when you aren't just getting glimpses from the bottom of a hole

[chloesimaginationthings]

Deep down, FNAF movie Vanessa and Michael are siblings

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #michael afton #fnaf vanessa #vanessa afton #vanessa shelly #fnaf #fnaf movie #sister location #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #Vanessa gonna kill Michael out here and his poor heart BAHA #Michael trying to shrug it off but can’t he sniffle #I like to think these two just treat each other as family #despite being from two different universes all together #they are probably each others first good familia relationship #they can only understand the really specific trauma they both got

[fosteringinsc]

Understanding Trauma-Informed Parenting: A Guide for Foster Parents

Understanding Trauma-Informed Parenting: A Guide for Foster Parents. As foster parents, it is crucial to understand the impact of trauma on the children entrusted to our care. Trauma-informed parenting is a compassionate and effective approach that acknowledges the trauma experiences of children and provides them with the support they need to heal and thrive. In this blog post, we will explore…

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#adoption #Child welfare #Foster care #Foster Child #foster parents #healing and thriving #practical strategies #Statistics #Supporting Safe and Stable Homes for Children #teens #Trauma-informed care Child abuse and neglect #trauma-informed parenting #understanding trauma

[carlyraejepsans]

listen. i know it sounds fucking insane coming from me but if you haven't already i need you to log onto twitter and vote for sans in the finals of the tumblr sexyman poll

sure reigensweep is hilarious. but this is more than that. this is SO much more than that i need you to see my vision. twink supreme was funny. it was the introduction. dilf supreme solidified it, but now? this meme can't physically keep going forever. it's not a matter of "if" he loses it's matter of WHEN. specifically, when it'd be funnier. and i NEED YOU to imagine how fucking HYSTERICAL it would be if reigen lost the only competition he actually had the credentials for TO SANS FUCKING UNDERTALE.

it's the perfect 3 arc structure to the perfect joke. i need you to imagine a world where that happens. i need you to imagine the memes. the art people would make. the fanart *I* could make. I'm begging you to see the bigger picture. don't let reigensweep run itself into oblivion. it could go down today, but it would go down in HISTORY. don't let the perfect setup be destroyed by commitment to the bit.

#also i promised twitter i would draw sexy sans so if this didn't convince you maybe me inflicting myself psychic trauma will incentive you #undertale #there are less than 7h less. reigen is winning by a 5% margin. WE CAN DO THIS. #i need you to understand that i am destroying over a year of my personal work of returning sans to his someguy origins #this is actively detrimental to my mission. but it's MORE IMPORTANT. IT'S TAKES THE HIGHER PRIORITY #sans #SANSSWEEP

[noxcheshire]

Ya’ll don’t know how much I love de-aged Danny prompts and fics.

The fluff, the cuteness, the absolute squishable potential of a little toddler Danny who allows his new siblings to rub at his cheeks as a form of therapy cause it’s so chubby and soft. 🥹

And when he gives a beaming smile when he’s bombarded by hugs and kisses; or when he’s kicking his little feet as he’s pulled through the sky by the armpits, his sibling rushing through the halls with him — that is magic. That is just 🥰 AAAAAAAH

But the potential of ANGST, is also my jam and I will blend this toddler in the slim of sadness while the bat family screams at me in the background like feral coyotes.

Like, bare with me for a second.

Danny Phantom who was captured.

Danny Phantom who was taken apart and put back together again.

Danny Phantom who kept loosing more and more until he was just a tiny little baby version of himself, trying to sustain his own life but knowing that soon he will cease to exist in all its entirety.

Danny Phantom who has been hurt for so long that he dreams. He dreams of a life that could have been, and would have been, had things not become so terrible. And he dreams of people, of friends, of places he isn’t even quite sure ever truly existed.

He dreams happily in his own head, unaware of the passage of time and his ever closing in second death, until he wakes up.

His dreams splinter and fade like mist when the sun breaks through the sky.

But there is no comforting warm light for him when he blinks, only a searing, indifferent and blinding white.

He’s scared, and confused, and damaged in a way that makes him want to throw up but nothing comes out.

He isn’t even sure what he does, but he’s not there anymore in the cold white rooms with sharp things and green looming containers. Instead he’s somewhere outside, stumbling on trembling weak legs that he’s certain are too short but he isn’t quite sure because his head hurts and he can’t really see when everything is spinning and — and —

His lip trembles.

There’s a lot of green and red.

He doesn’t think his tummy is supposed to do that.

Is it supposed to be green? Or is it supposed to be red? Was it supposed to be coming out at all? It hurts. It really, really hurts, and he doesn’t know what to do when he doesn’t even know who he had been.

But he tries to gather it up, pushing the reds and green underneath the cover of his open skin.

It’s supposed to be in there… right?

But it’s not staying. Why won’t it stay?

He sniffles, frustration, exhaustion, hurt, and childish confusion mixing itself so spectacularly that he begins to cry.

And then something big and heavy plops itself on the ground with him.

It was so startling that he hiccups into a stop.

He stares, hands wet and his spilling tummy very heavy, but he doesn’t mind it as the very big cat person blinks slowly back at him. Or maybe a bat?

Is it friendly?

It’s crouching very slowly, even speaking in soft words. It must be friendly! He didn’t know bat-cat people existed, but he liked it very much.

He gives his hands to the bat-cat, presenting his insides for help.

#dpxdc #dp x dc #dc x dp #dcxdp #danny phantom #dp x dc crossover #dp x dc prompt #de aged Danny #ya’ll don’t understand #my cuteness aggression will give him so much trauma

[salemontrial]

I'm sorry but I feel like non-Australians just will not be able to 100% get Ca$h's character, like I don know if you can understand how impactful it is unless you know eshay culture and how harmful it is. Like I know Chooks, they went to my schools, they take my busses, literally every time I go outside I'm scared of them. Literally as I'm typing this there's a group of them on the bus behind me and it's making me anxious. Ca$h trying to tear himself away from his eshay group in order to protect his friend and safely be with his black nonbinary partner and their alt friend group is like. A massive deal I can't imagine the eshay types I've been close with ever doing that for me

Edit: Not to even MENTION having the eshay character be unapologetically queer and asexual like that is CRAZY. Like there's a reason Darren was so surprised if you're queer and an eshay most of the time you do NOT say it and to have it being portrayed so beautifully is. Gods.

#idk....... like obviously you'll understand him on an asexual and trauma and autistic level but #him being an eshay is like a major part of his character and it influences a lot of him #especially with the name like eshay names have weight to them #its a whole subculture #heartbreak high #hbh #ca$h piggott #douglas piggott #hbh ca$h #heartbreak high season 2

[furiousgoldfish]

I've had to explain this to someone today, and I don't remember if I wrote a post specifically about the way trauma makes us store our memories differently and why we have flashbacks, so I'll explain it here as well.

The memories of traumatic event, and even memories surrounding it, will often feel unreal, like it didn't actually happen, like none of it is fact or solid events, like it's only floating somewhere, unspecific in time and space, unconfirmed and impossible to grasp and see correctly. This is not by a mistake, trauma memories are like that because your brain did not, and could not store them into your long term memory.

Normally, we store our memories in long term memory and they become a part of lived experience, we collect information, knowledge, and progression of events like this. But trauma memories are too dangerous, too overwhelming, too powerful with emotions and potentially a dangerous knowledge to have, they do not get stored the same way. Instead, your brain blocks them, and holds them apart from long-term memory. They’re stored in a different part of the brain, often unavailable, or at least partly-unavailable to you. That's why they feel so unreal. And that's also why the emotions from them are often unavailable, it's why you just feel numb or empty thinking about it, and you can't connect to it properly, you might even feel guilty or ashamed for feeling nothing, when you know you should be feeling something. You might assume you had no reaction to that trauma and that you simply handled it okay, because you're not feeling the pain or the dread of it.

This also means, that you can't learn from traumatic memories the way you do from normal memories. You can't remember the proper progression of events, or the information you were supposed to get, or experience and knowledge you're supposed to now have, you can't use any of it. Instead, the blocked memories will either make you feel distressed and like you shouldn't think about it, or they will overwhelm you with the feelings of dread, threat, panic, grief, shame, guilt, terror. Because this memory is now marked in your brain as 'Event so dangerous and painful, it's unsurvivable'.

This is also why any sudden reminder of it will give you a flashback – your brain has marked this event as something so threatening, it's unsurvivable, and it learned absolutely nothing else about it, not to identify the circumstances, not to be able to defend, not to be able to predict the realistic outcomes, just that if anything similar, anything close to it happened again, you will not be able to survive it. And, to make sure you stay away from any such event, or anything even close to it, it will flood your senses with panic, activate fight-flight-freeze-fawn-fix reaction, and force you to remove yourself from any situation that would trigger the 'unsurvivable danger'. That is normal, until you can process your traumatic memory in order to learn from it, gather information, and identify what about it was dangerous, and what was not, it's best to keep away from all possibilities, not to end up in another danger.

Once you get access to your traumatic memory, the emotional experience will likely be overwhelming, and it will take a lot of time for you to be able to discern what actually happened, and what information you can gain from these events. Once you are able to go thru all of the emotions, and sort the actual events and information from it clearly, your worldview will adapt and your memory will find its way to be stored into the long-term memory, making it a real and solid event that happened. After that, any flashback you might have will just feel like a painful reminder, instead of an overwhelming and panic-inducing experience. Your new information and realizations will help you put everything into perspective, and your feelings about it might change.

This mechanism is created to help you survive events that are often too damaging to live thru. If you were forced to be aware of the traumatic memory, and forced to feel all of the emotions inflicted on you at once, it's possible you wouldn't have survived it. The threat of trauma to your survival is real. Severe trauma can only be experienced in waves, bits and pieces, and with a lot of support and comfort, so it could be felt without destroying you as a human being. Your brain sends you the message of terror because it doesn't want you to be in such danger again. It’s not a shameful thing to be feeling like this. It’s necessary for survival.

#trauma #flashbacks #healing #cptsd #ptsd #trauma symptoms #trauma memories #traumatic memo #processing trauma #healing from trauma #panic attacks #emotional flashbacks #trauma recovery #understanding trauma #understanding memories #why trauma feels unreal

[squids-and-waffles7]

hello tumblr i return with this

[ ID: A digital illustration of Adrien from Miraculous and Hunter from The Owl House. The two are sitting on chairs, with adrien on the left and hunter on the right, both looking at the camera with awkward smiles on their faces, thumbs up. The banner above them reads (as in referring to the two), “traumatized blonde teenage white boys who aren’t quite human and were instead created by their evil shithead father figures using magic who they used to look up to until they learned who they really were and they had masked alter egos that gave them more confidence but were also just tools to cover up their true selves and who are in love with a blue haired asian girl who could kick their ass and who have little flying animal confidantes who give them powers and were one of their first friends and who at one point wore very silly costumes and at another point were a villain and are probably bi and trans and-”. End ID.] 

#the owl house #miraculous ladybug #toh #mlb #toh hunter #hunter toh #hunter noceda #adrien agreste #mlb adrien #adrien mlb #ml #YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH IVE BEEN THINKING AB THIS #they are. so similar. i am literally screaming. #this therapy session would be interesting #also i think they would get along. probably. at the very least they would be trauma buddies. #my art #fanart

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

I know the bi-generation was silly and goofy and all but like also

The Doctor getting to the point where they couldn't bear the weight of it all, Eleven and Twelve and Thirteen's guilt and grief on top of all that Ten already carried, and the only way to survive it was splitting in two?

Where one Doctor takes most of the trauma and has to stop and process it so the other Doctor is free enough of it that he can keep doing what they always have to do, keep running because what will the universe do without them? What will they do without the universe?

The self destruction combined with the most radical self love where they share the burden and the responsibility and the grief and the joy between them-

(x x)

They couldn't survive it alone any more, but between them they can

#doctor who #doctor who spoilers #fifteenth doctor #fourteenth doctor #FINE #I GIVE IN #he's his own doctor he'searned it #not to mention that it's literally how certain brains respond to trauma #mine #the way when doctors from different points in the timeline meet #there's fighting and arguing and bitterness #but when two exist at the same point #there's love and understanding and acceptance #they could give each other the kindness and forgiveness #they couldn't give themself as one person

[wistfullywaiting2]

The biggest misconception in the bsd fandom ever to me is people constantly portraying Atsushi as someone who trauma dumps excessively when he canonically barely talks about it at all.

The entire point is that Atsushi does not talk about his trauma he’s just constantly thinking about/reliving it. He can’t escape the memories of his past so he tries not to acknowledge them.

He only mentions it when asked, either directly or when someone asks him to explain himself.

Atsushi doesn’t even give a cohesive explanation for what he saw while under Dogra Magra, he just apologizes to Haruno and Naomi.

If Lucy hadn’t had her whole “you’ve never suffered the way I have” spiel then I doubt even the audience would’ve gotten to find out about his scars

If Akutagawa never asked him how it felt for the orphanage headmaster to die Atsushi would have never told him that he’s been hallucinating.

In the omake where Kyoka asks him why his hair is like that it’s clear he wouldn’t have told her that unless she had asked.

In 55 minutes Atsushi very briefly mentions sleeping on a dirty floor somewhere to Kunikida because he was trying to explain and justify his behavior.

And the thing is that there are scenes that implies that the other characters see Atsushi behaving strangely and are visibly confused because they do not understand what’s wrong with him.

Remember, we as an audience get to see things about characters that the main cast doesn’t. Just because we see into Atsushi’s mind doesn’t mean the other characters know what’s going on in there.

Also little footnote here that I think the scenes with Lucy and Akutagawa in specific are probably references to the moon over the mountain but I digress

#bsd #atsushi nakajima #bsd atsushi #nakajima atsushi #idk #on the floor wallowing in pain as we speak #bungou stray dogs #tagging is hard and i’m lazy #I love the Atsushi trauma dumping for no reason headcanon too #but I have to complain about it not being canon accurate #just don’t put it in fanfiction ok that’s all I ask #Guys let atsushi be painstakingly vague about his past in peace stop ruining it #atsushi #Atsushi hated pain #but pain had been an intimate- dies #anybody have fanfic recs with this concept or do I have to write them myself #idk guys you’ll just never catch me writing anything where the other characters truly understand Atsushi #sorry #Kunikida will never be written to know what the fuck is wrong with him for as long as I live #He just gives up #at some point

[givethispromptatry]

"You don't dance?"

"Nope."

"Why?"

"... Are you asking because you feel socially obligated to or are you asking because you're genuinely curious?"

"Now because I am genuinely curious."

#writing prompt #story prompt #dialogue prompt #'social traumas and incredible anxiety. the thought of trying in front of this big of a crowd makes me want to throw up.' #'... what about if we go somewhere else without people?' #'... i-... i guess i could then.' #(i need ya'll to understand that person B is blushing up a storm after this last thing ^)

[bluerosefox]

The Trouble With Time Travel Guilt

Danny, due to a nightmare of his future evil self, does what any young hero teen with internet access would do late at night.

Starts a 'AITA' thread asking if it he was an asshole for destroying an entire timeline, even if said timeline population was a wasteland due to said evil version of himself almost destroying all life at the moment, by swearing to never become him (Dan) and locking his evil self away. And should he feel as bad as he does because of everything his no longer future self did??

He... wasn't expecting a lot of other people (some seem to teens his age, he even made friends with some like R3dRobyum~) that may or may not have experienced time travel too and dealing with this odd sense of guilt.

#danny phantom #danny fenton #crossover #blue rambles #writing ideas #random idea #ANY crossover will do but just imagine #like if its DC crossover #dp x dc #danny phantom dc #Tim finds the thread during late night research #his future self is something he hates remembering #but he understands Danny's feelings over it #its nice to know others have dealt with time travel in such a way #everyone who responds start trauma bonding #odd sense of guilt for a future no longer going to be #time travel is weird sometimes #any others are welcomed