Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-In: November 17th, 2019

Good morning my beautiful community! I hope everyone is having a happy Sunday. Today I'd like to talk a little about what trauma is and how we can help heal from it.

Trauma is a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury. A traumatic event is an incident that causes physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological harm. To be traumatized means that individuals have some emotional or behavioral problems as a result of the trauma.

Trauma can manifest itself in different ways. The person experiencing trauma may feel threatened, anxious, or frightened. People that experience trauma not only suffer from mental health issues such as depression and anxiety but also suffer changes to their brain. Traumatic stress leads to significant changes in brain structure and function that cause the victim to continue experiencing the stress over and over again.

Trauma can affect our mental health but that does not mean that we are crazy, sick, or ill. Trauma is an injury that happens to us. How can we help heal from our trauma? Do NOT isolate yourself. Join a support group. Face it- Do NOT avoid it. Start an exercise program. Listen to your body. Try your best and hardest to stay away from alcohol.

I would LOVE to know the following:

1. What emotions are you feeling today?

2. Are those emotions making your day easier or more difficult to get through?

3. It's Sunday! Do you have any plans for the day?

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